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What's Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoIn an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter...
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...
Rizz, jorts, mid and thirst trap — Merriam-Webster's latest definitions are Gen Z approved
TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHere’s the long and jort of it: If you had “bingo card” being added to the dictionary in 2023 on...
Merriam-Webster’s 2023 word of the year is the real deal
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs the all-important question of truth and facts continues to dominate current affairs, it may come...
Man who sent bomb and mass shooting threats to Merriam-Webster over gender-inclusive entries pleads...
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA disgruntled man upset about Merriam-Webster dictionary’s update to their definitions of gender...
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"...
We’re Being Gaslit About ‘Gaslighting’ Being the Word of the Year
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMerriam-Webster, the most online of the well-known dictionaries, has selected a term popularized by...
Dictionary.com adds over 300 new words: Here's what deadass, hellscape and petfluencer mean
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe have some new words to describe our hellscape. Dictionary.com added more than 300 new words...
Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Merriam-Webster Over 'Female' Definition
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man enraged over dictionary definitions of gender terms faces up to five years in prison for...
Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYour convos around the board are about to get more interesting with about 500 new words and...