A major dictionary update reveals how fast English is changing

The English language keeps changing, and Dictionary.com says its latest update is proof of that. The online dictionary recently added about 5,900 words and phrases and updated more than 1,200 existing ...

US dictionary adds 1,400 words, including neckbeard, trash panda and cuffing season

Trash panda, crashout, Rickroll, vibe coding and Sunday scaries are among the 1,400 new words added to Merriam-Webster's ...

What is the name for 'feeling down on Sunday evening'? 1,400 words added to the dictionary in September

PM on Sunday, you start feeling heavy for no reason. In English, there is a name for that feeling: Sunday scaries. Literally ...
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5,900 new words added to English dictionary as it attempts to keep up with evolving language

In an attempt to keep up with our ever-evolving language, 5,900 new English words have been added to Dictionary.com.

Dictionary.com adds 'goated,' 'love bomb' and nearly 6,000 more words

Words from internet slang, artificial intelligence developments, sustainability, global cuisine and health were among the new ...

Who does the root 'ven' refer to as coming? Opening a dictionary to 25 real words containing 'come' and counting their subjects

When you start practicing breaking English words into parts, there is a period when the three letters 'ven' seem to jump out ...

IYKYK: Dictionary.com's 2026 Summer Word Drop Captures the Language of Life Online

If you know, you know. And if you don't—that's the meaning of the acronym in the headline, and one of the 5,900 words added to Dictionary.com. This year's Summer Word Drop captures vocabulary emerging ...
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US dictionary adds fresh 1,400 words including glow-up, looksmaxxing and meme coin

America's oldest dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster, has expanded its dictionary by 1,400 words, bringing in terms from ...