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Why the words of the year show us the internet is in a death spiral

The Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year is “rage bait”. The Macquarie Dictionary’s is “AI slop”. Cambridge Dictionary’s is “parasocial”. Dictionary.com’s is “6-7”. There’s something wrong, isn’t ...
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'67' is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year. Sure, why not.

Remember when words used to mean something? Well, we had a nice run. In what might be the final death knell for language as a concept, Dictionary.com announced Wednesday that "67" is its Word of the ...
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Word of the Week: Did the Trump administration commit ‘perfidy’?

Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise. The Oxford English Dictionary traces its earliest known use to 1592, when it ...
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'67' is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year. Sure, why not.

67. Credit: Mashable composite / Screenshots: TikTok / @mysteryentertainment1_ /@youtubeshortsjustforyou / @j.r.i.c.h Remember when words used to mean something? Well ...