Oxford Dictionary always announces the ‘word of the year.’ Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English ...

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The dictionary ...

The winning word beat out finalists such as "demure," "pander," "totality," "fortnight," "allision" and "democracy" ...

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s ...

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s ...

The term has taken on new significance in the digital age, especially over the past 12 months. Initially gaining traction on ...

With more than 37,000 votes, Oxford picked the Gen Alpha slang term "brain rot" as its 2024 Word of the Year. Here's what the ...

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Dictionary.com wasn't doing too much when it ... demure as the word that left a significant mark on conversations both online and in everyday life," the website said in a statement.