Merriam isn’t the first dictionary company to update its signature reference work or to go digital-only with it, and the Unabridged isn’t even close to the biggest lexicographic resource out ...

Merriam-Webster embiggened by addition of 690 cromulent new words — ‘Simpsons’ fans rejoice By Brooke Steinberg Published Sep. 29, 2023, 2:35 p.m. ET ...

Merriam-Webster dictionary defined the buzzy word “compilict” after Ivanka Trump said she didn’t know what it meant in an interview with CBS News’ Gayle King.

Merriam-Webster recently added more than 690 words to its dictionary. Several are Gen Z slang terms, such as “simp” and “beast mode” — and many have TikTok origins. “Signs of a healthy language ...

Merriam-Webster has revealed 200 new words for the dictionary's 2024 edition, including Gen-Z slang words, foods, nutritional and economical terms, politics, and phrases associated with social media.

How new words get minted Merriam-Webster tells it like it is To be clear, dictionary publishers such as Merriam-Webster are not rulemakers nor rulebreakers. They just report how we already speak.

FILE - A Merriam-Webster dictionary sits atop their citation files at the dictionary publisher’s offices on Dec. 9, 2014, in Springfield, Mass. Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 is ...

Thus “athleisure” was added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 2016. On a related note, the comfort-focused “jegging” entered the dictionary in 2015.