If adorbs and fave are part of your everyday vocabulary, you now have official permission to use them Slang is ...

To paraphrase Inigo Montoya, we don’t think these words mean what you think they do Words you’re using incorrectly Have you ever come across a word that you were sure meant one thing, only to find out ...

Fridge, coined by Gail Simone, is now officially defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The term refers to harming a character, often female, to motivate another's story arc, usually a male.

Considering that Merriam-Webster is behind the world’s most iconic dictionary, it makes perfect sense that it would eventually come up with a word game of its own.

According to the dictionary site Merriam-Webster, “86” means to "to throw out,” or “get rid of,” and derives from a 1930s slang term for “sold out.” ...

WEBSTER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - Former Webster Parish Registrar of Voters Melanie Smith, 63, and her husband, Kenny, 58, have been found dead in their home. The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office is ...

The term "blog" has been chosen as the top word of 2004 by a US dictionary publisher. Merriam-Webster said "blog" headed the list of most looked-up terms on its site during the last twelve months.

I didn't notice this until last week but Quordle is now a part of Merriam-Webster's puzzle arsenal. Quordle was one of the early and excellent Wordle-alikes, where you tackle 4 Wordle-ish puzzles ...

The red-white-and-blue American dictionary Merriam-Webster lays out the etymology, and it tells a story of slippery transactions, linguistic and financial – a story of free trade.

Swole, bug-out bag, go-cup and omnicide are just a few of the 640 words added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary on Monday.

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage. Last year’s pick was “authentic.” ...

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage. Last year’s pick was “authentic.” ...