If clarity shines a light on something, obfuscating it is casting a shadow over it. The word “obfuscate” is cloaked in darkness, and often describes things that are shrouded in mystery, are ...

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term “6-7” that kids and ...

Every year, a new phrase takes over TikTok and everyday conversations—but no one saw this one coming. Dictionary.com has officially named “6 7” the Word of the Year for 2025, and it’s left parents, ...

For a Word of the Year, this selection might be kind of so-so. Or it might be completely meaningless. Welcome to the slang term 6-7, selected by dictionary.com as its Word of the Year for 2025. Anyone ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Few words can do what “lurid” does. It may be a short word, but it packs color, mood and moral judgment in five letters. It’s color gone wrong; it’s fascination turned morbid. The word “lurid” dazzles ...

Wonder why kids, teens say "67" and jiggle their hands?What it means, why it's the Dictionary.com 2025 Word of the Year and ...