Earlier today, Merriam-Webster announced that it'd added 200 new words and phrases to its online dictionary in its latest effort to maintain relevance in the arms race against the ever-changing ...

Merriam-Webster has revealed the 200 new words they’ve added to the dictionary’s 2024 edition, including several slang words and terms beloved by the younger generations. “Our lexicographers ...

In Merriam-Webster’s tenth edition, the dictionary defines the noun female as “of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs.” The change in the online edition to ...

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"Gaslighting" — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — has been named the 2022 Word of the Year by online dictionary Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster says "gaslighting ...