Below are 12 Shakespearean words that quietly changed their meaning over the last few centuries. In Shakespeare's time, ...

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The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

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There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

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Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian ...

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

The word “festoon” is a noun defined as a chain or garland of flowers, leaves or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration. It ...

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