Some of the words are cutesy (kerfuffle, jubilee). Others are onomatopoeic, with a similar sound to the idea they’re describing (meow, clink, squeak). Some are bizarre sounding (for example, syzygy: ...

Dictionary.com announces a word of the year each year, one that captures pivotal moments in pop culture and literature. Called “a linguistic time capsule,” Dictionary.com’s word of the year reflects ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence ...

"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it.

Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop ...

Dictionary.com names 6-7 its 2025 Word of the Year. Looking at the term’s meaning, TikTok origins, sports spread and why it matters.

"67" is an ambiguous slang term made popular by Gen Alpha on social media and in middle schools across the country.

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He’d hoped to chronicle the company’s long-awaited overhaul of its online unabridged dictionary, the first major undertaking ...

Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) The Modern Dictionary." ...

Noah Webster had a lasting impact on language in the United States. Before publishing his An American Dictionary of the English Language, he produced a series of spelling books that dominated American ...