Merriam-Webster says authentic can be hard to define and open to debate, and its use is related to …

Encyclopedia Britannica subsidiary popular for its online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, has acquired…

As 2020 comes to an end, Merriam-Webster has announced its word of the year, and not so surprisingl…

The new additions, including whataboutism and FTW, are related to internet slang, the coronavirus p…

"The imbecile who wrote this entry should be hunted down and shot," a California man is accused of …

"I might be the first, but I won't be the last," Doug Emhoff wrote on Twitter in response to Merria…

Madison Cawthorn's comments about cocaine and sex parties sparked ire among his Republican colleagu…

Is the past tense of "gaslight" gaslighted or gaslit? After a third option went viral, we asked lin…

President Donald Trump has been dismissive of conversations on systemic racism, and some of his top…

"Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they c…

Justice was a running theme throughout 2018, and the word played a key role in some of the year's m…

The words include "lodestar," an obscure word that took center stage in one of the biggest politica…

In a deposition, the former president said the word meant "to do an act that she said happened, whi…

Occasionally, the dictionary will take words out, too. "Snollygoster," referring to an unprincipled…

As the year 2013 is drawing to a close, a whole new and exciting word game has started, it seems. T…

Many were quick to note, however, that only about 12% of US economic output is related to manufactu…

"So many of these new words show the impact of online connectivity to our lives and livelihoods," P…

Hint: The 3 little words are not "I love you." Instead, it's a legal phrase that could decide who w…

"I call it interference with the lawful transfer of power using violence, and that's wrong," Hutchi…