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A noble spirit embiggens the new batch of Dictionary.com words

Dictionary.com got a lot more cromulent this weekend, having embiggened its database of acceptable words—even though…

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3/14/21 11:20AM

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Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year is, of course, "pandemic"

Quar. Rona. Pandy. Locky D. However you want to dress this thing up, it all comes down to one word: Pandemic. Today, …

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Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "they," just edging out "crawdad"

Merriam-Webster’s last few selections for its Word Of The Year have been an interesting way to chart the psyche of…

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Merriam-Webster adds 530 words to online dictionary, including "dad joke" and gender-neutral pronouns

What did the cheese say to the other cheese when it was about to take a picture? “Smile!” That, dear readers, is an…

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Merriam-Webster stans the word "stan," adds it to the dictionary

If the tea’s gone cold and you’re wondering why, or if Eminem just hasn’t responded to your fan letters yet, it…

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Evildoers beware: Merriam-Webster's 2018 word of the year is justice

There are a lot of words that could be used to capture the spirit of the last couple years, like maybe “bullshit” or…

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TL;DR: It's time to hangrily pick through this bingeable list of the rando new words in the dictionary

Language is a constantly evolving, ever-mutating thing, which is one of those “Oh God, I’m getting old”-affirming…

William Hughes

9/04/18 6:09PM

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“Gorram” actually predates <i>Firefly</i> by 100 years

AUXPop Lexicon with Kory Stamper

“Gorram” actually predates Firefly by 100 years

Welcome back to Pop Lexicon, The A.V. Club’s series with Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster lexicographer and editor,…

Baraka Kaseko

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4/26/18 2:00PM

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We uncover the criminal history of “<em></em>gangbusters”<em></em>

AUXPop Lexicon with Kory Stamper

We uncover the criminal history of “gangbusters”

Welcome back to Pop Lexicon, The A.V. Club’s series with Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster lexicographer and editor,…

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"Embiggen" is now in the dictionary, though "chazzwazzer" is still left out

Ever since about 1996, grammatical sticklers are fought against the runaway freight train-esque popularity of…

Sam Barsanti

3/05/18 4:26PM

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Where did the phrase “get medieval on your ass” come from?

Welcome back to Pop Lexicon, The A.V. Club’s series with Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster lexicographer and editor,…

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Merriam-Webster names "Feminism" its word of the year

So, turns out all we had to do to get the word “feminism” into the forefront of our pop-culture consciousness is…

Katie Rife

12/12/17 3:15PM

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We uncover the unexpected game show origins of “<em></em>FTW”<em></em>

AUXPop Lexicon with Kory Stamper

We uncover the unexpected game show origins of “FTW”

Welcome back to Pop Lexicon, The A.V. Club’s new series with Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster lexicographer and editor,…

Baraka Kaseko

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11/21/17 4:00PM

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<i>The Simpsons</i> is right: “Embiggen” is a perfectly cromulent word<em></em>

AUXPop Lexicon with Kory Stamper

The Simpsons is right: “Embiggen” is a perfectly cromulent word

Welcome back to Pop Lexicon, The A.V. Club’s new series with Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster lexicographer and editor,…

and Marah Eakin

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Vox’s policy-focused The Impact explores how the hell a Band-Aid can cost $629

In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best…

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10/23/17 12:00PM

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AUXPop Lexicon with Kory Stamper

Let’s talk about the “vajayjay”

Welcome to Pop Lexicon, The A.V. Club’s new series with Kory Stamper, Merriam-Webster lexicographer and editor,…

Baraka Kaseko

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10/02/17 12:15PM

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Merriam-Webster is here for all your "dotard"-defining needs

The war of words between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un got positively esoteric today, with the…

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Merriam-Webster adds new words and definitions to the dictionary, including “alt-right,” “troll,” and “pregame ”

Merriam-Webster, the dictionary known of late for its killer Twitter account, has added 250 new words and…

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Merriam-Webster’s new etymology tool is both educational and terrifying

Every day, new words are added to the English language. Sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re bad, and sometimes…

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8/14/17 3:02PM

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A noble spirit embiggens the new batch of Dictionary.com words

Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year is, of course, "pandemic"

Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "they," just edging out "crawdad"

Merriam-Webster adds 530 words to online dictionary, including "dad joke" and gender-neutral pronouns

Merriam-Webster stans the word "stan," adds it to the dictionary

Evildoers beware: Merriam-Webster's 2018 word of the year is justice

TL;DR: It's time to hangrily pick through this bingeable list of the rando new words in the dictionary

“Gorram” actually predates Firefly by 100 years

We uncover the criminal history of “gangbusters”

"Embiggen" is now in the dictionary, though "chazzwazzer" is still left out

Where did the phrase “get medieval on your ass” come from?

Merriam-Webster names "Feminism" its word of the year

We uncover the unexpected game show origins of “FTW”

The Simpsons is right: “Embiggen” is a perfectly cromulent word

Vox’s policy-focused The Impact explores how the hell a Band-Aid can cost $629

Let’s talk about the “vajayjay”

Merriam-Webster is here for all your "dotard"-defining needs

Merriam-Webster adds new words and definitions to the dictionary, including “alt-right,” “troll,” and “pregame ”

Merriam-Webster’s new etymology tool is both educational and terrifying