While December headlines the holiday season, it's also the month in which we reflect and enjoy some of the many year-end recaps. As we anticipated the release of Spotify Wrapped, the Oxford English ...

The term was first seen in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau's book "Walden." Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year. Brain rot is defined as "the supposed ...

The trending term was selected by Dictionary.com after its "meteoric rise in usage" The Hapa Blonde/GC Images The word ‘demure’ has been announced as the 2024 word of the year by Dictionary.com. The ...

“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In an announcement Monday, ...

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.” Defined as a “division ...

Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year made the jump from the self-help community to mainstream media. Cambridge Dictionary has announced its 2024 word of the year. "When we choose a Cambridge ...