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Word of the Day, facts and observations on language, lookup trends, and wordplay from the editors at Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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Yeesh, tough crowd.
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A look at the history of 'decadent,' because you can't stop watching Great British Bake Off anyway. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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Go ahead and add them to your rotation.
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On copying, pasting, and the 'copypasta': merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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And LeBron James is Gwangi.
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📈'Basta' ("that's enough") is among our top lookups today.
We found evidence that it's been used in English sources since at least the 16th century. Here's a clip from 1579's 'Cyvile and Uncyvile Life' (written by Anon.): pic.twitter.com/2oG5d9Za4l
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Despite the sketches not airing on SNL in over a decade, 'Debbie Downer' has lived on in the language. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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'Gobemouche' ("one who believes everything he or she hears") comes from French, where it more or less translates to "fly gulper." merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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In case you needed a word for it, 'axinomancy' describes a type of divination involving the movements of an ax placed on a post. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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🎉 #SCRABBLE fans: check out some of our favorite new words added to the dictionary! 🎉 merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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'Opprobrium': public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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Among the words that drew attention this week: allegation, likely, eleventh hour, horseplay, cereal merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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Peep these 🍂🍁. #autumnalequinox merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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🌯🥝🥑🍪 FOOD QUIZ 🍣🥥🍲🥪
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'Patchwriting' refers to the act of copying another's work but making small changes and substitutions that attempt to set it apart. (You'll still probably get caught.) merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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Do you remember (the words that trended the week of) the 21st night of September? merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/…
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