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This Tweet Pushed Merriam-Webster To Change Their Messed Up Entry On 'Femininity'

Femininity isn't a liability.
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Not Even Merriam-Webster Knows What A 'Mazel Tov Cocktail' Is

But if you want to make one, Twitter suggests breaking out the Manischewitz.
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A Brief And Spooky History Of The Word 'Boo'

Halloween wouldn't be the same without it.
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The Most-Searched Debate Terms Are A National Cry For Help

"Rig," "sleazy" — how far the presidential campaign rhetoric has fallen.
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How The Dictionary Became The Hilarious Election Watchdog We Needed

Who is the evil genius behind Merriam-Webster's 🔥 tweets?
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Mike Pence Loves Saying 'Feckless,' Americans Don’t Know What He Means

Lookups for the uncommon word surged after Pence used it — repeatedly — in the vice presidential debate.
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Squee! A Dictionary Editor Defended The Use Of Internet Slang

"Squee" and other fandom-isms were added to the dictionary this year. Here’s where they come from, and why they matter.
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It’s 2016, And Even The Dictionary Is Full Of Sexist Disses

Google’s dictionary results yield anti-woman example sentences, including "nagging" wives and "conniving" women.
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After Outpouring Of Islamophobia, Oxford Dictionaries Suspends Most-Hated Word Survey

These survey results left us feeling as icky as the phrase "moist panties."
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The Dictionary Just Trolled Donald Trump

Merriam-Webster responds to the billionaire's garbled tweets.
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