In Stefan Fatsis’s capacious, and at times score-settling, personal history of the reference book, he reveals what the dictionary can still tell us about language in modern life ...

In the Dictionary.com entry, under American English, the noun “Swiftie” is defined as “a fan of the music of Taylor Swift.” (The word is also, apparently, a slang term in British English meaning “a ...

In the Dictionary.com entry, under American English, the noun “Swiftie” is defined as “a fan of the music of Taylor Swift.” ...

Swifties, it's your era now. Fans of Taylor Swift are officially part of the English language, after the latest update from ...

Dictionary.com’s latest winter word drop officially added “Swiftie” to its digital archive. The term joins fellow fandom identifiers like “Beyhive” (for Beyoncé fans), “Janeite” (for fans of Jane ...

As I said at my retirement luncheon, I’m retiring, not expiring. I’ll keep writing this column and other writing-related projects, for work and fun. I’ll figure it out. Suddenly, every day is Saturday ...

Cambridge Dictionary has revealed "parasocial" as its word of the year for 2025, defined as involving a connection someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know. Psychologists ...

I’ve been using the Pixel 10 Pro for just over a week, and after publishing our Pixel 10 Pro review, one thing has become clear: the Pixel 10 Pro is a great phone, even though it’s somewhat ...

The word "piqued" has more meanings than you might think! “If you need me, I’ll be scrolling through Netflix, looking for something that piques my interest.” While the last three words of this ...

The Jake and Spike Show, weekdays from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. In the past year, the Cambridge Dictionary added more than 6,000 new words. The prevailing theme of the newly added words is their internet ...

The English language is always changing, and now a major dictionary has made the increasing use of social media terms official. The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words to its online ...