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Gaslighting: Merriam-Webster's word of the year 2022

The US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced on Monday that their 2022 word of the year is "gaslighting" — or as Merriam-Webster defines it, "the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one's own advantage."

Roald Dahl's swashboggling words get their own dictionary

Swashboggling and frobscottle are among thousands of Roald Dahl's words to be compiled in a dictionary celebrating the centenary of the writer's birth.

November 29, 2022
November 29, 2022

Gaslighting: Merriam-Webster's word of the year 2022

The US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced on Monday that their 2022 word of the year is "gaslighting" — or as Merriam-Webster defines it, "the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one's own advantage."

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

Roald Dahl's swashboggling words get their own dictionary

Swashboggling and frobscottle are among thousands of Roald Dahl's words to be compiled in a dictionary celebrating the centenary of the writer's birth.

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