Hold me closer Tony Danza…
Ever wanted to learn to dance the flamingo? Jibe away to the music?
Whether it be intentional or just a slip of the tongue, most of us have been guilty of a malapropism or two in our time. Read more…
Blogs
What lies beneath: A lexicographer’s journey through the alphabet
Most dictionary users, unencumbered by the harmless drudgery of lexicography, look words up in any letter of the alphabet, blissfully unaware of what lurks beneath the surface.
For the dictionary compiler, however, those days of innocence are but a distant memory. Read more…
If it’s chilly in Chile, just eat some chilli.
What is the difference between the words chilli, chili, chilly, and Chile? And more importantly, how can we remember which is which? Read more…
Should bottle-o, smombie and deathiversary go in the dictionary?
Navigating the smombies to get to the bottle-o in time for a perigee syzygy viewing party is a centennial thing, right? Don’t forget to pick up some qukes at the grocer on the way home. Read more new words here…
Should #metoo, aquafaba & vaguebooking go in the dictionary?
Have you ever vaguebooked? Is aquafaba just as good as egg whites? One thing we’re sure of, most of us have made a squish burger at least once in our lives. Read more new words here…
Why the Word of the Year is made up of two other words
Well, the milkshake duck has brought all the people to the yard. Or at least to our twitter feed.
And they’re like,
“It’s not one word, it’s two.” Read more…
The Committee’s Choice for Word of the Year 2017 goes to…
The Committee’s Choice for the 2017 word of the Year goes to milkshake duck. Honourable mentions go to framily and endling.
Do you agree or disagree with the Committee? Have your say and vote now!
More words we hate
As we finish collecting and reviewing all the new words from 2017 in preparation for our Word of the Year, it’s important to take a moment to reflect also on the words that we didn’t like so much. We’ve talked about words we hate before, and really, some of these are likely still true today. Literally continues to infuriate, and corporate babble like talk offline or deep dive will likely always irk people. Read more…
Eight Aussie Christmas slang words and sayings
This Christmas, all of us here at the Macquarie Dictionary have kept our eyes and ears peeled for classic Aussie Christmas words and sayings – everything from stocking stuffer to rellies run! Read more…
Aussie collective nouns – winners!
We asked for Aussie collective nouns and you delivered! Now it’s time to announce our favourite ten. Congratulations to everyone who won and thank to for entering. It was a lot of fun to see what we could all come up with. Find out the top ten here…