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  • books A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words (1860) Rob Beschizza
  • words Is "Goblin Mode" really the Word of the Year, or are we being gaslighted? Thom Dunn
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  • transphobia Man threatens to bomb dictionary over definition of "woman" Thom Dunn
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  • COVID-19 "Pandemic" is the Dictionary.com word of the year. Thom Dunn
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  • racism The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism." Thom Dunn
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  • gender Merriam-Webster adds "genderqueer" to dictionary Rob Beschizza
  • dictionaries Merriam-Webster vs. Dictionary.com Mark Frauenfelder
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