The viral social media trend "maxxing" has earned its stripes as Dictionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year.

Data center and unc were on the shortlist of words considered for the tribute.

On Oct. 26, Dictionary.com announced its 2026 Word of the Year: Maxxing. Short for "maximizing," the term "can be used on its own or added to the end of any word to convey you're doing something to ...

Logophiles are “devastated” after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years. The company deleted all accounts, as well as the only ways to use ...

The English language keeps changing, and Dictionary.com says its latest update is proof of that. The online dictionary recently added about 5,900 words and phrases and updated more than 1,200 existing ...