In honor of Dictionary Day, we look back back at two of 2025’s Words of the Year: Oxford’s “rage bait” and Merriam-Webster’s ...

October 16 is National Dictionary Day, Noah Webster’s birthday. Just the time to celebrate this practical yet peculiar ...

Dictionary Day on October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, an American writer who was born in 1758. Webster is best ...

The foundation released its 2026 Tourism Lexicon and 2026 Social Impact Lexicon, designed to help destination organizations ...

Words have the power to inform, connect and change perceptions. In recognition of Dictionary Day on October 16, which observes the birthday of "father of the American dictionary" Noah Webster, ...

Webster was the father of the American dictionary, for which we can be eternally grateful. Because of him, it’s “color” and ...

Joe Burrow gave reporters a laugh after admitting he did not know what “galled” meant. The Bengals quarterback joked about ...

Artist Jocelyn Mathewes uses her own experience with a chronic autoimmune disorder to inform her art, Terry Mattingly writes.

Honestly, it’s a hard term to define these days because very often socialism ... classically, you would think socialism is ...

Discover how Merriam Webster evolved from a classic dictionary publisher into a digital brand powered by online definitions, apps, word games, APIs and more.

Merriam-Webster’s latest dictionary update includes a term born from an online obsession with optimizing physical attractiveness. “Looksmaxxing” joins more than The Merriam-Webster Adds Viral ...

For those scrolling through social media comment sections and finding themselves confused by words like “rage-bait,” “doomscroll” and “main character energy,” Merriam-Webster finally has some answers.