What did the cheese say to the other cheese when it was about to take a picture? “Smile!” That, dear readers, is an example of what Merriam-Webster would call a “dad joke,” which is to say that it’s ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

We all know the problems Wikipedia had in the past over misinformation and their efforts to correct errors in their community-generated information. Now from Merriam-Webster, a fairly well-respected ...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added more than 400 new words and definitions — including fluffernutter, dad bod and vaccine passport. KING: If those questions do not make sense, don't worry. You ...