There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

In a move likely unsurprising to regular readers of this fine publication, Merriam-Webster's word of the year is 'Slop' (via ...

Promoters of English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents. In a letter to Prime ...

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Fredericksburg sits in the heart of Texas Wine Country, an area that’s been quietly producing award-winning wines that would make Napa Valley do a double-take.

Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home Grandpa Rivers’ NFL days were over. Then the Colts called Diego Pavia apologizes for reaction to Heisman ...

Language moves quickly across every generation. However, the words that Gen Z is using, whether because of TikTok or group ...

After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with technology and artificial intelligence.

The quest to define and canonize new words in American English is as old as the country itself. In the new book "Unabridged: ...

To select its Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster’s editors review data on which words rose in search volume and usage, then ...