dictionary
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Dictionary.com Adds AI-Related Words That ‘Marked a Tipping Point for Mainstream Awareness’
Dictionary.com sashayed into AI territory on Tuesday when it announced it is adding five related terms to its ever-growing roster of definitions. The site added a total of 566 words to its “fall new words drop” to reflect updated mainstream terms. The update includes newly revised words like “hallucinate” and updates to words that have…
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Merriam-Webster Is Selling the Definition of NFT as an NFT, Which Means You Can Own… Something, Sort Of
Content creator Merriam-Webster reigns in glorious relevance: the dictionary is auctioning off its definition of NFT, as an NFT, on OpenSea. The definition is objectively boring, so hell, let’s make it interesting! I’ll run a side bet on the buyer and stake my money on Farzin, the collector who snatched up Disaster Girl and Kevin…
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The Definition Of ‘Bogan’ Has Been Updated
Bloody oath, there’s a new definition for bogan!
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Selfie, Derp And Phablet Are Now Words In The Oxford Dictionaries Online
Because language doesn’t really matter anymore to the internet, words that people use online all the time even though people are often too embarrassed to say it in real life are now a part of the dictionary. The Oxford Dictionaries Online is adding these wonky words to its dictionary: twerk, phablet, derp, selfie, bitcoin and…