"If you look at both the Webster's Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary, the word 'sexual' means pertaining to sex or the sexes,” said an attorney representing a former TikTok employee.

David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards ...

Watch a video of the entire Jan. 16 program. You can find it at You might hear opinions that you won’t like; that you might even hate. But you won’t hear hate. Everyone there came away with a better ...

The word “trump” has many meanings. In Webster’s New International Dictionary, second edition, unabridged, 1958, one can find ...

"Court-martial: A court in the armed forces for the trial of persons accused of breaking military law." — Websters New World Dictionary, 2003, Wiley Publishing, Inc. __________________________________ ...

Last week, The New York Times broke the news that the aircraft the US used to attack a boat in the Caribbean last September, killing 11 people, had ...

English singer-songwriter and former One Direction member Harry Styles announced the lead single Aperture from his upcoming ...

"Words themselves don’t make dogs panic, it is what the words have come to predict that triggers dog anxiety. When a word ...

Today slop means something different. In its new form, “slop” won 2025 word of the year from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Kai Cenat is earning praise from fans for candidly sharing his reading journey and looking up words he doesn’t know how to ...

From “rage bait” to “aura-farming,” tracking words on the rise this year reveals how the internet and AI are reshaping identity, attention, and connection.

Speaking from his home in Washington, D.C., Fatsis reflects on the thousands of words that were added to the lexicon in 2025, what they reveal about the year just passed, and the forces shaping ...