Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on "parasocial," used to describe a connection that ...
A note left on a picnic table in Sydney, Australia, was labeled “the dictionary example of entitlement,” quickly becoming an internet sensation. It started when a visitor at Balmoral Beach saw a ...
TV was the initial cause of the phenomenon, which has been expanded and intensified with the development of social media.
The Cambridge Dictionary has selected "parasocial" as its 2025 word of the year, highlighting the growing trend of people ...
One of my favorite parts of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is when the contestants ask for a word to be used in a sentence. The sentences—which occasionally name-drop Drake or quote Kelis—are gems ...
Look up any word in the dictionary, and there will be an example of that word in a sentence. Author Jez Burrows's book Dictionary Stories expands those sentences into works of fiction. Unless you're a ...
"Parasocial" is the Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year, defined as a relationship felt by someone between themselves and ...
Many fans of Taylor Swift showed parasocial relationships with the pop star after her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Urban Dictionary has coined the perfect term for toilet paper hoarders, spring breakers and others who fail to practice proper preventative measures amid the coronavirus pandemic: COVIDIOT. The snarky ...
Oxford English Dictionary’s latest addition to the lexicon, the word “stan,” is often traced to one of rap’s greatest artists — none other than Marshall Mathers, otherwise known to the world as Eminem ...