Cambridge Dictionary has chosen “parasocial”—a one-sided emotional bond with celebrities or influencers—as its 2025 Word of the Year. Usage surged due to fandom culture, AI interactions, and viral internet moments

Cambridge Dictionary's word of 2025 is 'parasocial': Do you know the meaning of this 'unhealthy' habit

The popular word, Skibidi, is defined in the dictionary as "a word that can have different meanings, such as 'cool' or 'bad', or can be used with no real meaning as a joke". This phrase has been added to the largest online dictionary in the world in the past 12 months.

‘Skibidi’, ‘Tradwife’, ‘Delulu’ among 6,000 new words added to Cambridge Dictionary

Cambridge Dictionary has chosen "manifest" as its Word of the Year for 2024, following a surge of nearly 130,000 searches on its website. This increase reflects the widespread interest in the concept of "manifesting"—the practice of visualising goals to make them a reality.

Cambridge Dictionary picks 'manifest' as Word of the Year 2024, here's why

The Cambridge dictionary has updated the definition of 'Man' & 'Woman' to include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex.

WION Fineprint | Cambridge changes definition of 'Man' & 'Woman'

The Cambridge Dictionary updated the definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ to make it inclusive for people who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Cambridge dictionary joins gender inclusivity; definition of man and woman changed

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Cambridge Dictionary's word of 2025 is 'parasocial': Do you know the meaning of this 'unhealthy' habit

‘Skibidi’, ‘Tradwife’, ‘Delulu’ among new words added to Cambridge Dictionary

Cambridge Dictionary picks 'manifest' as Word of the Year 2024, here's why

WION Fineprint | Cambridge changes definition of 'Man' & 'Woman'

Cambridge dictionary joins gender inclusivity; definition of man and woman changed