The winning word "has all the hallmarks of brainrot," according to the website Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.

Logophiles are “devastated” after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years. The company deleted all accounts, as well as the only ways to use ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. “Six-seven still hasn’t even peaked in its usage yet,” Steve Johnson, director of lexicography for the Dictionary Media Group at ...

Dictionary.com wasn't doing too much when it picked its 2024 Word of the Year. One could say the website was being very mindful, very cutesy, very... demure. Yes, "demure" is Dictionary.com's 2024 ...

Six-seven or 6 7? Either way, the phrase popular among school-age children has been announced as Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year. The expression exploded online this year among members of ...

Dictionary.com has revealed its Word of the Year, and it is a phrase that Gen Alpha will instantly recognize. The website announced Oct. 28 that after narrowing down its shortlist of nominees, the ...

Dictionary.com defines the word demure as 'characterized by shyness and modesty: reserved,' but the word took on new life through internet fame. Dictionary.com defines the word demure as ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Jools Lebron's viral social media video about being "very demure, very mindful" while getting ready for work led to a massive increase in the use of the word "demure." The Hapa Blonde / Contributor If ...