Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

Oxford Dictionary always announces the ‘word of the year.’ Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the ...

Merriam-Webster also released other words that were considered for the word of the year title. The word “demure” was in the running following the viral TikTok trend; as well as “weird,” in reference ...

“Brain Rot” refers to the decline of a person’s mental state caused by the “over-consumption” of trivial material, especially ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause ...

May I have a word with you, please? Actually, two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when you check out this space, do you? I have the feeling brain rot wasn’t on ...

Merriam-Webster’s list continues a tradition of reflecting cultural trends, with past picks including “authentic” in 2023, ...

Oxford defines brain rot as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the ...

A group of New Jersey gubernatorial candidates are uniting behind Jewish leaders calling for a major shift to the upcoming ...