Each year, the internet gives birth to a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that ...

For us linguists, the flurry of "word of the year" announcements from dictionaries and publishers is a holiday tradition as ...

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

Rediffusion’s consumer insights unit, Red Lab has released a new report decoding the slang ecosystem of Gen Z — a generation whose vocabulary is shaping modern communication, brand interactions, ...

What exactly drives the creation and spread of slang? There is some social science to it.

The slang terms of 2025 really left the internet and memes this year and infected real life. Let's recap the top 10 and document this year's brainrot for future historians.

PC accessory maker Razer is going deep into its catalog and resurrecting its first gaming mouse, the Boomslang. The company is releasing a special edition version of the Boomslang to celebrate Razer’s ...

U.S. defense contractors have launched a lobbying and public relations blitz to defeat a provision in the Senate-passed NDAA that would set strict new rules for how the Pentagon accesses their ...

After filing for divorce from Keith Urban in September, sources say Nicole Kidman has no plans to rush back into Hollywood full-time. Instead, she’s staying rooted in Nashville — and carefully ...

I've had the Chase Freedom Unlimited® credit card (see rates and fees) for the better part of a decade. And honestly, it's not going anywhere soon. I like to joke that cash back is my love language, ...

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

Language evolves fast, but in 2025, it’s moving at warp speed. Thanks to TikTok dances, viral memes, NBA clips, and gaming culture, some slang words are everywhere … and yet leave many of us ...