It’s a love story. The term “parasocial” has just been named Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year — and its popularity was partly inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement. The ...

Cambridge Dictionary has revealed it’s word of the year for 2025: ‘parasocial’. ‘Parasocial’ is defined as a connection someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know. The rise ...

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that people feel with someone they don’t know – or even with an artificial ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

Millions of fans relate to Taylor Swift's confessional lyrics about dating, heartbreak and desire, leading to "parasocial" bonds with stars, say psychologists "Parasocial" is the Cambridge ...

"Parasocial" is the Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year, defined as a relationship felt by someone between themselves and a famous person they do not know. Its examples include the parasocial ...

Do you ever feel like you know a celebrity you follow online, even though you've never met them in real life? Could you see yourself as their friend or think that you'd get on really well together? If ...

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 ...

There are two built-in ways to view, customize, and clear your Personal Dictionary on a Windows 11 computer. These are: Using the Settings app Using the default.dic file. Let’s check both ways one by ...

It’s rare for a dictionary to claim that a word has no definition. But that’s what Dictionary.com said about its recently announced word of the year: “67,” pronounced “six-seven,” the slang term that ...

If you've ever wanted to create your own computer program but never learnt how to code, you might try "vibe coding". Collins Dictionary's word of the year - which is confusingly made up of two words - ...