I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like ...

However, the definition for "irregardless" has been included in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged edition since 1934. In early July 2020, social media users asked Snopes.com to verify whether it was true ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds ...

Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with ...

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

The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...

In the announcement, Merriam-Webster said that the word slop originated in the 1700s to mean "soft mud" before the meaning ...

The dictionary has selected one word every year since 2003 to capture and make sense of the current moment. Here’s ...

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

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.