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'Parasocial' Crowned Cambridge Dictionary Word Of 2025: What It Means
Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then your behaviour is "parasocial" and bang on trend according to the Cambridge Dictionary
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From Rizz To WFH: Merriam-Webster Adds Adds Over 5,000 Words To Its Dictionary
Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including "petrichor," "teraflop," and "ghost kitchen"
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From Bulla To Bobolee: 12 Caribbean Words Added In Oxford English Dictionary
The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognised on Wednesday.
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'Delulu', 'Lewk', 'Skibidi' Among 6,000 Words Added To Cambridge Dictionary
Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
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Oxford English Dictionary Announces New Words From Around The World: See List
Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The expression is called Gigil
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan's LOL Reaction After Learning A New Word From A Contestant
"It has now become definite and we will put it in the dictionary," said Big B
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'Boop', 'The Ick', 'Chef's Kiss' New Additions To Cambridge Dictionary
A few other quirky additions include IYKYK, which is the written abbreviation for "if you know you know".
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Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Hallucinate' As Word Of 2023, Shares New AI-Related Definition
The development comes after there has been a dramatic rise in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Grok.
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ICYMI: 10 New Foodie Words Added To The Dictionary You Should Know About
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently added 690 words to its collection. Here are the top 10 food-related ones not to be missed.
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'Thirst Trap,' 'Girlboss': Merriam-Webster Adds Words Popular Among GenZ To Dictionary
These new additions have demonstrated widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today.
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"Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words
Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".
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'Oat Milk', 'Plant-Based' And More: Merriam-Webster Adds 9 New Food Words To Dictionary
According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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"Pogonotrophy'': Shashi Tharoor Learns New Word, Takes Dig At PM
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher -- pogonotrophy.
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"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
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'Parasocial' Crowned Cambridge Dictionary Word Of 2025: What It Means
Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then your behaviour is "parasocial" and bang on trend according to the Cambridge Dictionary
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From Rizz To WFH: Merriam-Webster Adds Adds Over 5,000 Words To Its Dictionary
Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including "petrichor," "teraflop," and "ghost kitchen"
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From Bulla To Bobolee: 12 Caribbean Words Added In Oxford English Dictionary
The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognised on Wednesday.
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'Delulu', 'Lewk', 'Skibidi' Among 6,000 Words Added To Cambridge Dictionary
Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
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Oxford English Dictionary Announces New Words From Around The World: See List
Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The expression is called Gigil
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan's LOL Reaction After Learning A New Word From A Contestant
"It has now become definite and we will put it in the dictionary," said Big B
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'Boop', 'The Ick', 'Chef's Kiss' New Additions To Cambridge Dictionary
A few other quirky additions include IYKYK, which is the written abbreviation for "if you know you know".
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Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Hallucinate' As Word Of 2023, Shares New AI-Related Definition
The development comes after there has been a dramatic rise in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Grok.
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ICYMI: 10 New Foodie Words Added To The Dictionary You Should Know About
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently added 690 words to its collection. Here are the top 10 food-related ones not to be missed.
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'Thirst Trap,' 'Girlboss': Merriam-Webster Adds Words Popular Among GenZ To Dictionary
These new additions have demonstrated widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today.
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"Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words
Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".
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'Oat Milk', 'Plant-Based' And More: Merriam-Webster Adds 9 New Food Words To Dictionary
According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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"Pogonotrophy'': Shashi Tharoor Learns New Word, Takes Dig At PM
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher -- pogonotrophy.
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"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
