The #goldenplover is always ploving.
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@dictionarypod.bsky.socialThe #goldenplover is always ploving.
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#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialThe #Goldenliontamarin just got out of the salon.
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@itsdrlittle.bsky.socialIncrease Your Lexicon: PIQUE (v)
Did something provoke or even excite your interest? Or maybe it aroused your curiosity? This word might be appropriate. Not to be confused with "Peek" or "Peak."
@rick-harlan.bsky.socialBefore Autocorrect Had Opinions Rick remembers when checking a word meant opening a dictionary instead of trusting software that confidently replaces the word with something much stranger. #GenX #BackInMyDay #RickHarlan #Autocorrect #Dictionary #GettingOlder #GenXHumor
@killbaitcanada.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster adds 1,400 new slang terms to online dictionary
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅
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@kathymirkin.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u... #language #dictionary
@jessesword.comThe NYT tells you why people shouldn't use a #dictionary to find out what words mean.
@storzundbickel.eurosky.socialI wonder when "tomfoolery" emerged as a term, & why specifically people began to include the "tom" prefix?
#English #Dictionary #Vocabulary #Language #Etymology #History
@nationalholidayuk.bsky.socialToday we celebrate: Samuel Johnson's Birthday
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialDamn, that’s a majestic #goldeneagle. When I do that I just look like an idiot.
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@elrosenberglaforge.bsky.social@merriam-webster.com has added 1,400 new #words and definitions to its #dictionary, including Looksmaxxing, Parasocial, and Rickroll, reflecting the widespread use of updated and evolving #language. ktla.com/news/nationw...
@carolinavonkampen.comPeter Sokolowski has a book about dictionaries coming out in 2027! It's called By Definition: The Surprising History of the English Dictionary.
Preorder here: bookshop.org/a/6998/97812... (affiliate link) #ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #language #dictionary #words #linguistics #amediting #edibuddies #writing
@carolinavonkampen.comWe're used to print dictionaries being in alphabetical order.
But what if you could read the #dictionary chronologically and ~travel through time~
You can browse @merriam-webster.com by when was a word first used in print here:
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/ #ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #language
@jessesword.comToday's nice antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "earthfall", for landing on Earth (after nautical "landfall"), from 1952 to 1943.
A very recent example would be great: hard to search because of the videogame and the O.S. Card novel.
@jessesheidlower.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyToday's nice antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "earthfall", for landing on Earth (after nautical "landfall"), from 1952 to 1943.
A very recent example would be great: hard to search because of the videogame and the O.S. Card novel […]
@cerromerussell.blacksky.appIncrease YourCountry lexicon! #Nannudda #wordoftheday #dictionary #vocabulary
@iakhan13.bsky.social📚💙 Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s latest addition 📚💕 #booksky #dictionary #words #NewDefinitions #booklovers #language #wordsmaxxing
@erikhansson.bsky.socialUS #dictionary adds 1,400 words, including neckbeard, trash panda and cuffing season
www.bbc.com/news/article...
via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
#langsky
@itsdrlittle.bsky.socialIncrease Your Lexicon: QUIXOTIC (adj)
I think to a certain degree you have to be a bit quixotic when trying to change the world for the better. Belief in something that seems impossible...🤷🏿♂️
#IncreaseYourlexicon #quixotic #wordoftheday #dictionary #vocabulary