A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.” Defined as a “division ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year. Brain rot is defined as "the supposed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A very mindful Dictionary.com named its 2024 word of the year ...

“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In an announcement Monday, ...