Word of the year revealed ... but do you know what it means?

“Slop” means poorly crafted AI content, “memeify”, means to turn an event into a meme, and “pseudonymization” is a form of ...

Cambridge Dictionary names 'parasocial' 2025 word of the year, citing Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan

Cambridge Dictionary names parasocial its 2025 word of the year, citing fan culture around Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and AI ...
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Did 67 Really Deserve Word of the Year?

Yes, you read that right. Dictionary.com picked “6-7” as its Word of the Year for 2025, and this decision created a lot of ...

How ‘6-7’ became Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year. And what it really means

Dictionary.com has selected a word of the year for 2025 that is not even technically a word – it's more of an inside joke ...
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The Term ‘67’ Is ‘Impossible to Define.’ It Just Became Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year for 2025

The dictionary says the viral word, which has become particularly popular among members of Gen Alpha, is "meaningless, ...

Psychologist believes Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 Word of the Year — parasocial — highlights ‘real shift in how people form connections today’

Parasocial relationships aren’t new, but social media has intensified them because creators share their lives in ways that ...

The power couple's engagement in August partially influenced the dictionary's 2025 word of choice

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 's love story is now influencing the dictionary. Cambridge Dictionary just announced its 2025 ...

Your one-sided relationship with celebrities influenced this word of the year

Many fans of Taylor Swift showed parasocial relationships with the pop star after her engagement to Travis Kelce.