Breaking
CEO shooting: Man held for questioning after stopped at McDonald's
24/7 Live
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
Northern Suburbs
Connecticut
Welcome, Mickey
mickey@disney.com
Manage MyDisney Account
Log Out
7-Day Forecast
TV Listings
Live
The Loop
Lottery
Latest
CEO Killed
Congestion Pricing
Holiday Guide
Podcasts
Submit News Tips
dictionary
Share
Tweet
Email
Merriam-Webster announces 2024 word of the year
"Polarization means that we are tending toward the extremes rather than toward the center," Merriam-Webster's editor at large said.
The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'
'Demure' named as 2024 word of the year by Dictionary.com
'Rizz' crowned as Oxford word of the year
'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2022
ICYMI, pumpkin spice among new Merriam-Webster entries
Man arrested for allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster
More Stories
Word of the year 2020: Oxford English Dictionary couldn't pick just one
Oxford dictionaries updates definition of the word "woman"
Oxford names 'climate emergency' its 2019 'Word of the Year'
Massachusetts teacher creates Generation Z 'slang dictionary'
300 new words added to online dictionary
Merriam-Webster word of the Year 2018: Justice
Hangry, zoodle among 840 new words added to dictionary
Merriam-Webster on 'Dilly dilly:' It's a real word
Dictionary Day: Commonly mispronounced words
Words With Friends adds 50,000 pop culture words
Merriam-Webster dictionary adds new words
VIDEO: Most commonly mispronounced words
Show More
Show Fewer
More Stories
The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'
'Demure' named as 2024 word of the year by Dictionary.com
'Rizz' crowned as Oxford word of the year
'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2022
ICYMI, pumpkin spice among new Merriam-Webster entries
Man arrested for allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster
Word of the year 2020: Oxford English Dictionary couldn't pick just one
Oxford dictionaries updates definition of the word "woman"
Oxford names 'climate emergency' its 2019 'Word of the Year'
Massachusetts teacher creates Generation Z 'slang dictionary'
300 new words added to online dictionary
Merriam-Webster word of the Year 2018: Justice
Hangry, zoodle among 840 new words added to dictionary
Merriam-Webster on 'Dilly dilly:' It's a real word
Dictionary Day: Commonly mispronounced words
Words With Friends adds 50,000 pop culture words
Merriam-Webster dictionary adds new words
VIDEO: Most commonly mispronounced words
Show More
Show Fewer