That is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2014. If it sounds awfully broad, that is because the editors based in ...

Sharp divides have seemed to define America lately—and Merriam-Webster just made it official. The famous American dictionary ...

Brush up on Gen Z’s favorite buzzwords because they’ve officially entered our lexicon. Merriam-Webster has revealed the 200 new words they’ve added to the dictionary’s 2024 edition, including several ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced it will add more than 5,000 new words and 1,000 new phrases when the 12th edition of the Collegiate Dictionary hits bookshelves on Nov. 18 — marking its first new ...

Merriam-Webster decided to poke fun at AI hype with a new video this week announcing its latest edition. The dictionary’s account posted a slick, 35-second announcement that initially appeared to be ...