Our previous six new words blog inspired a lot of discussion in the comments section of the Macquarie website. Below are seven more new words to sink your teeth into. This month features a large portion of new health and fashion words. Hormotional is the feeling of a hormone related emotional reaction. Tassie tuxedo is a slang term for a … Read more
With a total of 75 words spanning fifteen categories, the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here) can be a lot to take in! To make choosing the People’s Choice Word of the Year 2019 easier, our Committee narrows the longlist down to just fifteen words which are then open … Read more
The 2019 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist features fifteen categories, each containing five words for a total of seventy-five words (you can check the full list out here). That’s a lot of words and definitions to go through! Now our Comittee is in the process of whittling these down to just fifteen words that you can … Read more
a congenital malfunctioning of certain biochemical processes in the body affecting proteins, which results in severe mental retardation.
We will be announcing our Word of the Year in January 2019, but other dictionaries have already starting naming their words that define 2018.
the primitive layer of cells which results from the segmentation of the ovum in heavily yolked eggs.
We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary. In a time of global instant communication, these words are popping up faster and in vaster quantities than ever before. Read more…
The results are in! We are delighted to announce the winning word of the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2015. This year’s winner, as chosen by both the Word of the Year Committee and the People’s Choice Award, for the first time ever, goes to captain’s call captain’s call noun a decision made by a political or business leader … Read more
the systematic study of elections by analysing their results, trends, etc.
The results are in! We are delighted to announce the winning words of the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2014. This year’s winner, as selected by the Word of the Year Committee, is mansplain. The People’s Choice Award goes to share plate. The Committee’s Choice for 2014 goes to: mansplain verb (t) Colloquial (humorous) (of a man) to explain (something) … Read more
