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The Original Definition of Decimate (merriam-webster.com)
3 points by Tomte 26 days ago | past
'Tender' and Its Not-So-Delicate History (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by joebig 57 days ago | past
Why Jaywalking Is Called Jaywalking (merriam-webster.com)
3 points by peutetre 64 days ago | past
The Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic' (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by divbzero 4 months ago | past
Where Did the Definition of 'Tact' Come From? (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by squircle 4 months ago | past
Rare and Amusing Insults, Volume 2 (merriam-webster.com)
59 points by vsnf 7 months ago | past | 48 comments
The Bloody History of 'Deadline' (merriam-webster.com)
113 points by yamrzou 8 months ago | past | 21 comments
Word of the Day: Inviolable – Merriam-Webster (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by contact9879 8 months ago | past
What's Going on with ‘Nonplussed’? (2017) (merriam-webster.com)
220 points by rglullis 8 months ago | past | 325 comments
Where Does the Word 'Mayday' Come From? (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by superjan 9 months ago | past
'Caucus': A Curious American Word (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by eklitzke 12 months ago | past
Is 'Irregardless' a Real Word? (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by samaysharma on Jan 11, 2024 | past | 2 comments
Philistine (Noun) (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by teleforce on Jan 9, 2024 | past
Merriam-Webster's 404 Page (merriam-webster.com)
89 points by OmniTroid on Dec 15, 2023 | past | 11 comments
A Drudge of Lexicographers Presents: Collective Nouns (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by clouddrover on Dec 6, 2023 | past
Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023 – "Authentic" (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by Brajeshwar on Nov 29, 2023 | past
Quordle: Simplified and Obvious Scoring (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by newmanra on Nov 13, 2023 | past | 1 comment
Popular Gaming Terms Explained (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by mooreds on Oct 16, 2023 | past
Cromulent is now officially a perfectly cromulent word (merriam-webster.com)
8 points by cainxinth on Oct 15, 2023 | past | 1 comment
'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several' (merriam-webster.com)
108 points by cardamomo on Oct 1, 2023 | past | 206 comments
We Added 690 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2023 (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by pepys on Sept 29, 2023 | past | 1 comment
Quordle (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by jayhoon on Sept 19, 2023 | past
Quordle: Solve 4 Wordles Concurrently (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by morog on June 18, 2023 | past
English Words from Nahuatl, the Language of the Aztecs (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by thewarpaint on May 10, 2023 | past
Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 1 (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by maxFlow on May 9, 2023 | past
Football Words and Terminology (this is funny) (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by ohjeez on Feb 12, 2023 | past
Pretty in 'Pink' (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by thunderbong on Feb 9, 2023 | past
The Hilarious History of 'OK' (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by garyclarke27 on Nov 29, 2022 | past
Gaslighting is Word of the Year 2022 (merriam-webster.com)
113 points by clairegiordano on Nov 29, 2022 | past | 153 comments
500 new words added to Scrabble dictionary (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by bookofjoe on Nov 18, 2022 | past | 1 comment

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