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Merriam-Webster Declares 'Authentic' the 2023 Word of the Year
People via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe publishing company defines the adjective as "true to one's own personality, spirit or character"...
Merriam-Webster adds 370 new words to the dictionary including cringe, oat milk, and pumpkin spice
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPumpkin spice, yeet, and cringe are just some of the 370 new words and phrases Merriam-Webster has...
Wordle clone Quordle acquired by Merriam-Webster
TechCrunch· 1 year agoMerriam-Webster, the Encyclopædia Britannica subsidiary best known for its online dictionary, has acquired a popular Wordle clone called Quordle. Quordle...
Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 690 new words including padawan, ’grammable and kayfabe
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMerriam-Webster is the oldest dictionary-publishing company in America and Friday was a day of...
Merriam-Webster Adds 370 Words and Phrases to Dictionary, Including Baller, FWIW and Oat Milk
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharles Krupa/AP/Shutterstock Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ICYMI, "lewk," "pumpkin spice"...
Man pleads guilty to threatening to 'bomb' Merriam-Webster offices over gender definitions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA California man pleaded guilty last week to threatening "to shoot up and bomb" dictionary publisher...
What headline? Merriam-Webster reveals word of 2022
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Search for the word on...
What's the Definition of 'Chef's Kiss?' Merriam-Webster Has the Answer
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 8 months ago“Make me a smashburger, cheffy!” Waqar Hussain / Getty Images It’s that time of year again when the...
Merriam-Webster just yeeted a bunch of internet slang into the dictionary
Engadget· 2 years agoLanguage purists will have to get real cool with internet buzzwords and slangs those "darn kids"...
We Swear It's True: 'Gaslighting' Is Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Gaslighting” is Merriam-Webster’s 2022 Word of the Year, the site announced Monday, saying there...