Word: Hucksters Lyric: "Industry disruptors and soul deconstructors and smooth-talking hucksters out glad-handing each other" ...

Merriam-Webster announced this week that it is publishing a new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary. It's the first ...

The Cambridge Dictionary recently caused a stir when 'skibidi', 'delulu' and 'tradwife' were among more than 6,000 new ...

Urban Dictionary, the go-to Dictionary on all slang, describes a himbo as “generally, a large (broad, tall, or buff) attractive man, who tends to be not very bright, but usually extremely nice and ...

”Guilty by Definition,” By Susie Dent. Publisher: Sourcebooks. 384 pages. $27.99.

Merriam-Webster announced in September it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular ...

This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper, “Computing ...

There may also be a reason why Merriam-Webster went so hard with their ad. The company, as well as Encyclopedia Britannica, ...

Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, writer, public speaker and musician. He is based in Hawke's Bay. The Oxford English Dictionary has been trawling the world for words to add to its wordy, worldly ...

Members of the Brunswick Rotary Club recently brought lessons about language to Brunswick City Schools third graders with the ...

An analysis of the most searched slang terms reveals some words that may confuse you. That's kind of the point.

Fictional dictionaries on Kindle make Tolkien and other dense series easier to read, letting me tap for context without effort.