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Merriam-Webster adds 'looksmaxxing' and 'Rickroll' to its dictionary
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Merriam-Webster added 1,400 new words and definitions—ranging from glow-up and looksmaxxing to Rickroll, promposal, parasocial and vibe coding—based on a data-driven, widely-cited usage standard. The update highlights how social‑media culture and tech terminology are reshaping the dictionary as language evolves.
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‘Pandemic’ Chosen as Word of the Year
Reporting
— Dec 1, 2020
The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website, after a year in which at least…
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Merriam-Webster Reveals Word of the Year: ‘A Word for Our Time’
Reporting
— Nov 28, 2022
Publishing company Merriam-Webster has announced its selection for the word of the year. The company published a blog post declaring “gaslighting” as the 2022 word of the year. “In this age of misinformation — of ‘fake…
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Kraft Sends Merriam-Webster Giant Jar of Mayo
Reporting
— Nov 24, 2023
In a tasty campaign move, Kraft Foods sent the Merriam-Webster headquarters a giant eight-foot jar of mayonnaise with the word “moist” written on the label. This is in the hopes that they can “Make Moist Word of the…
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[RETRACTED] Commentary: Merriam-Webster Definition of ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ Now Includes People Against Government Vaccine Mandates
Reporting
— May 12, 2021
RETRACTION, May 14, 2021 : The Western Journal has retracted this story because it was published in violation of our Ethics and Editorial Standards . We did not reach out to Merriam-Webster for comment prior to…
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Definition of ‘Female’ Gets Woke Update As American Dictionary Bows to the Left
Opinion
— Jul 22, 2022
Leftists have been attempting to redefine the terms “male” and “female” for years now, but in a troubling development, Merriam-Webster is now following suit. As noted by Not the Bee , the definition of the word “female”…
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Majority of Americans Believe ‘Cancel Culture’ Threatens Their Freedom: Poll
Reporting
— Mar 29, 2021
As Republicans sharpen their attacks on “cancel culture,” a new poll finds that a majority of Americans believe it poses a threat to their freedom. Merriam-Webster defines “cancel culture” as “the practice or tendency…
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