In the world of grammar there is a term called a “neologism”, which is just a fancy designation for a made-up word. But you don’t need to have a degree in English or to have studied syntax and ...

Making up words isn't immature. It's just a way of highlighting that the dictionary can't keep up with the rapid evolution of the English language -- or any other language, for that matter! That's ...

Kory Stamper, a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster and author of "Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries," told us the surprising words that are consistently the most looked up. Following is a ...