Tag Archives: Added to the Dictionary

Have you ever felt 'the ick'? One of the newest terms just added to the Cambridge Dictionary comes to us from a dating show.

You may never have used or even heard the term 'hypnic jerk,' but chances are you've definitely experienced one.

The gesture known as a 'chef's kiss' can now be found in the dictionary. Here's the somewhat unsavory story behind it.

Two of the latest additions to the dictionary — nurdles and forever chemicals — paint an unpleasant picture of our stewardship of the planet.

When an online dictionary decided to add a relatively new French pronoun, controversy immediately followed. I bet you can probably guess why.

If you're the type who gets stressed when dictionaries add new words, 'dad bod' might be the latest to set you on edge. Amirite?

Grammar enthusiasts fumed when a web dictionary added a few nonstandard words to its site. One of them that seemed to draw ire was 'finna.'

In honor of Dictionary Day, a newspaper compiled words added to the dictionary over the years to show which appeared when you were born!

I knew when the coronavirus pandemic began that it wouldn't take long for the first new COVID-19 word to reach the dictionary.

Here's something you knew would be inevitable. COVID-19 terms we quickly learned during the pandemic are making their way to the dictionary.

Approximately 300 new words have been added to Dictionary.com in the last week, ranging from selections like Afrofuturism to womp womp.

New words are constantly being added to the dictionary, but some of the latest additions might just shock your sensibilities.

Good news for players of a classic word game: The next edition of the Scrabble Dictionary will add 300 words ready to be played.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the word 'tofucken,' which refers to a vegan dish, added to the dictionary by Thanksgiving Day.

Merriam-Webster recently introduced 'Time Traveler,' a feature that lets users check out which words were added to the dictionary the year they were born.

In March, a dictionary updated added more than 300 words, everything from 'hangry' to 'smackdown' to 'struggle bus.'