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Why is Merriam-Webster’s 2023 word of the year ‘authentic’?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThis image released by Merriam-Webster shows an online dictionary entry for authentic. |...
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...
Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are...
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSince Scrabble adopted an official lexicon in 1978, one thing has been constant: People have never...
AI impacts searches in 2023 as Merriam-Webster names its Word of the Year
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWith the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) infiltrating our social media pages, videos, schools...
ICYMI, pumpkin spice among 370 new Merriam-Webster entries
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFinding out that shrinkflation, adorkable, subvariant and even pumpkin spice are now officially in...
Oxford Dictionaries announces its 2022 word of the year
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLONDON (AP) — Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries...
“Gaslighting” Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. Here’s How Therapists Define It.
Cosmopolitan via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat Exactly Is Gaslighting? Experts Weigh InGetty Images The term “gaslighting” has seen a major...
Fact check: No, Wikipedia didn't change its definition of the term 'definition'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: Image shows Wikipedia changed its definition of "definition" Definitions of key words...
We all know it sucks. So why do we keep ghosting each other?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 months agoI asked my 77-year-old dad what he thought the term “ghosting” meant in regards to dating. He...
The slang terms circulating on TikTok — and what they mean
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, on Feb. 28, 2023. | Associated...