This week, we have hacked out a space for all the hacks. When we searched hack in our database we had one election inspired word in mind: party

After a comprehensive, independent examination of the Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia the book has been reintroduced for sale after it had been temporarily withdrawn. On 15

We’re back again with five new words for the start of the new month! Our first word is hyperpop. It’s a term for a genre

February is here and with much of the country now back at work or school, with any luck you were able to return after a

Another long and strange year, capped off by the announcement of the Word of the Year, strollout. And of course, all year, our series on new

At the Macquarie Dictionary we like to spread good cheer. To celebrate our good mood, we rummaged around the Dictionary database in search of words

Slow day at the office? Is that report taking three times longer than it should because you keep flicking between Instagram and your spreadsheet? Making

There are few more inspiring sights than a group of sharply dressed young blokes loitering on the street corner with absolutely no ill intentions, and

For our first Word of the Week after an extended break, we thought we would step outside ourselves to profile Aussie slang that is popular

We took a short break for our annual Word of the Year competition, but we’re back with five new words to watch. Perhaps some of

The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year voting is open now. The below shortlist was chosen from the 15 categories under consideration for Word of

The official Word of the Year 2021 for Macquarie Dictionary is strollout. Last year, we had two winners to allow for the overwhelming presence of

The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year has a shortlist consisting of one word from each of our fifteen (sixteen including COVID-19) categories. While the

It’s been a tough couple of years for high school graduates across Australia. Learning from home, cancelled school formals and exams with the added stress

When’s the last time you made a barry, that is, a blunder or terrible mistake? The shortened form of Barry Crocker, barry is rhyming slang for shocker,

This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman.