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Join our editorial team as they define the latest trending words in Australian English

Do you know your fat bikes from your gym rats? Join our editorial team as they define the latest trending words in Australian English

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approaching quickly, news and social media has been flooded with stories about Olympic trials, new sports, and athletes…

Australian Word Map is a small treasure on offer at the Macquarie Dictionary website. It was set up by the ABC and Macquarie Dictionary as an interactive site to collect and record words and expressions from all over Australia. Thousands of people contributed,

When we sent the Eighth Edition of the Macquarie off to the printer, on 20 March 2020, it was our third day of working from home…

The new edition of the Macquarie Dictionary has been introduced by one of our very favourite authors. Markus Zusak is an internationally bestselling…

Almost exactly 42 years after its first edition, this September sees the publication of the ninth edition of the Macquarie Dictionary…

Announcing the Macquarie Dictionary Committee’s Choice and People’s Choice Word of the Year 2023. You can review the final shortlist here (and for those interested, the longlist here). Thank you for helping us decide the defining new word for 2023! Committee’s Choice Word of the Year 2023 “Although cozzie livs was coined in the UK, it has resonated soundly with Australians, … Read more

If you’re travelling in the waters of Northern Australia make sure you avoid the snapping handbags, that is, the crocodiles. Crocodiles come in many shapes and sizes