| 1 | Dec 15, '22 | WE HAVE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. It's spelled "whoa," not "woah." | 73.8× | 5.6M | 44k | 4.9k | 729 |
| 2 | May 19, '18 | The n-word is considered the most offensive word in the English language. “Straight white male” is ... not. | 62.5× | 0 | 250k | 81k | 665 |
| 3 | Mar 5, '19 | Haven't we gone over this? Self-made: Having succeeded in life unaided. | 59.1× | 0 | 231k | 75k | 912 |
| 4 | Jul 11, '18 | Self-made means having succeeded in life unaided. Used in a sentence: Forbes says that Kylie Jenner is a self-made woman. | 30.1× | 0 | 107k | 40k | 382 |
| 5 | Nov 4, '19 | Boomer is an informal noun referring to a person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965. The n-word is one of the most offensive words in th | 15.6× | 0 | 66k | 18k | 416 |
| 6 | Aug 15, '18 | ┏┓ ┃┃╱╲ In this ┃╱╱╲╲ house, ╱╱╭╮╲╲ we ▔▏┗┛▕▔ recognize ╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲ gender neutral pronouns. ╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲ ▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔ | 13.5× | 0 | 54k | 18k | 191 |
| 7 | Aug 6, '19 | Beloved. Noun. A person who is greatly loved. | 12.5× | 0 | 53k | 14k | 252 |
| 8 | Mar 25, '19 | |￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| Gif is pronounced with a soft g |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / づ | 11.6× | 0 | 40k | 12k | 336 |
| 9 | Aug 20, '21 | "Jeopardy" is a noun meaning "peril or danger." Here it is in a sentence: "My job is in jeopardy because of my past comments." | 10.7× | 0 | 41k | 9.4k | 373 |
| 10 | Sep 8, '18 | Class is defined as informal. elegance, grace, or dignity. See also: Serena Williams after Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam win. | 10.3× | 0 | 41k | 13k | 191 |
| 11 | May 4, '18 | Double standard. A code containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than w | 9.9× | 0 | 36k | 13k | 117 |
| 12 | Oct 10, '18 | Acting. The profession or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc. See also: Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween | 9.6× | 0 | 42k | 11k | 86 |
| 13 | May 7, '18 | Searches for the meaning of "Singularity" have climbed 1093% since @BTS_twt released its new song. #Singularity #BTS | 9.0× | 0 | 28k | 16k | 66 |
| 14 | Apr 5, '18 | Searches for #Euphoria have been climbing today on . Thanks @BTS_TWT | 8.6× | 0 | 26k | 15k | 70 |
| 15 | Apr 6, '18 | .@BTS_TWT fans drove searches for #euphoria up by a whopping 2883% this week! #BTS #WordsOfTheWeek | 8.3× | 0 | 25k | 15k | 52 |
| 16 | May 29, '18 | Bizarre is one word to describe Roseanne's comments about Valerie Jarrett, or you could use this one: | 8.1× | 0 | 31k | 10k | 63 |
| 17 | Jul 16, '18 | Patriot: A person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. Traitor: A person who commits treason by betraying his or her country. | 8.1× | 0 | 26k | 12k | 40 |
| 18 | Jul 17, '18 | Quisling: A person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government. #NothingLikeAGosling #OrADuckling | 8.0× | 0 | 25k | 12k | 90 |
| 19 | May 30, '18 | The name Ambien is thought to come from the word "ambient" or similar words in French. Ambient does not mean "prone to making racist comments," but it does mean "of the surrounding | 7.7× | 0 | 28k | 9.8k | 65 |
| 20 | Aug 24, '18 | Searches for the meaning of "idol" have climbed 55% since the release of BTS' newest video. #AnswerIsHere | 7.6× | 0 | 25k | 13k | 55 |
| 21 | Aug 24, '18 | Dear CNN, Startling means surprising or astonishing. | 6.5× | 0 | 27k | 7.7k | 66 |
| 22 | Sep 6, '19 | just took a D N A T e s t. T u r n s o u t we're 1 0 0 % that dictionary that recognizes non-standard words are "real" English. | 6.3× | 0 | 33k | 4.5k | 126 |
| 23 | May 24, '23 | Best is an adjective, meaning "of the highest quality, excellence, or standing." Here it is in a sentence: "Tina Turner was simply the best." | 6.2× | 473k | 6.3k | 2.4k | 74 |
| 24 | Jul 12, '18 | Racial is an adjective meaning of or relating to the social construct of race. Racist is an adjective describing a belief that one's own racial group is superior or that a particul | 5.8× | 0 | 22k | 7.7k | 66 |
| 25 | Oct 29, '18 | Yes, Cardi B said "footages." Yes, it's a word. It's also trending on . | 5.5× | 0 | 17k | 8.2k | 197 |
| 26 | Sep 1, '18 | Classism. A discriminatory attitude based on distinctions made between social or economic classes. | 5.3× | 0 | 23k | 5.9k | 62 |
| 27 | Feb 12, '19 | They has been in use as a singular pronoun since the 1300s. Among its best known users in history: Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen. | 5.2× | 0 | 19k | 7.1k | 113 |
| 28 | Jan 28, '18 | Feminist means advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. #ItsForWomen #ItsForMen #ItsForEveryone | 5.1× | 0 | 18k | 7.2k | 5 |
| 29 | Sep 24, '18 | Before @BTS_twt showed up at #UNGA: They were inspiring multiculturalism and connection through music. | 5.0× | 0 | 18k | 7.7k | 65 |
| 30 | Nov 24, '18 | The n-word is so profoundly offensive that a euphemism has developed for those occasions when the word itself must be discussed. The same cannot be said for the term "anti-vax." | 5.0× | 0 | 23k | 4.8k | 89 |
| 31 | Nov 18, '20 | The 💜 emoji is used in reference to: the Purple Heart medal awarded by the U.S. Armed Forces the love BTS feels towards its fans | 4.8× | 0 | 19k | 5.5k | 373 |
| 32 | Dec 31, '21 | golden adjective 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold. 2. full of happiness, prosperity, or vigor. 3. highly talented and favored; destined for success. 4. Betty White. | 4.7× | 0 | 18k | 5.8k | 197 |
| 33 | Sep 14, '18 | Thanks for reading, @Eminem. | 4.7× | 0 | 17k | 6.4k | 66 |
| 34 | Aug 29, '18 | When the words “monkey this up” are used to refer to electing a man of color, that would be a blatant ... | 4.5× | 0 | 15k | 6.1k | 40 |
| 35 | May 19, '24 | Good luck trying to communicate without "I," "you," "he," "she," "they," "it," "we," and "you." 🫡 | 4.4× | 336k | 5.5k | 835 | 70 |
| 36 | Jul 10, '19 | Seal is a verb. It means to fasten or close tightly. E.g. One might use fire to seal braid ends. | 4.2× | 0 | 16k | 5.5k | 93 |
| 37 | Jun 6, '19 | Today, we're giving a #Pride month shout-out to the singular they, which has been in use for centuries. Among its most famous historical users: Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Jane Auste | 3.9× | 0 | 12k | 6.8k | 139 |
| 38 | Apr 11, '18 | Let us know if you need the definition of "played" next, @BenSimmons25 and @spidadmitchell. #RookieOfTheYear | 3.8× | 0 | 12k | 6.1k | 22 |
| 39 | Jul 3, '18 | Dear Mom and Dad, We've put out the word that they're, there, and their all have different meanings. We hold out hope that our message will be heard. Yours truly, The dictionary #S | 3.8× | 0 | 16k | 4.1k | 23 |
| 40 | Apr 24, '19 | You: Slang isn't "real" English. Us: | 3.8× | 0 | 17k | 4k | 53 |
| 41 | Oct 15, '18 | Piers Morgan, we double checked the definition of emasculate. There's nothing about being a load-sharing father to be found there. | 3.6× | 0 | 16k | 3.6k | 27 |
| 42 | Aug 12, '19 | Flawless: having no discernible blemishes or shortcomings; perfect. | 3.4× | 0 | 16k | 3.3k | 54 |
| 43 | May 12, '18 | #Singularity searches spiked more than 7000% this week, thanks to @bts_twt fans. #BTS #WordsOfTheWeek | 3.4× | 0 | 10k | 5.9k | 15 |
| 44 | Aug 9, '18 | Searches for #Epiphany have 📈 on today. #BTS | 3.3× | 0 | 12k | 5k | 35 |
| 45 | Dec 31, '18 | 📍Grammar nerds | | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The point of the story. | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | 📍That one typo | 3.2× | 0 | 13k | 3.6k | 41 |
| 46 | Mar 14, '22 | @DollyParton We're the dictionary, but Dolly is defining the word 'humility.' 🦋 | 3.1× | 0 | 19k | 969 | 50 |
| 47 | Apr 11, '17 | Gas chamber: an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas. | 3.1× | 0 | 8.3k | 5.6k | 0 |
| 48 | May 30, '24 | guilty adjective 1. having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty. | 3.1× | 234k | 4.9k | 1.2k | 71 |
| 49 | Jun 18, '19 | Husband. Noun. A married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage. E.g. Julie Ertz's husband has been watching her in the World Cup. | 3.0× | 0 | 14k | 2.9k | 29 |
| 50 | Apr 20, '23 | We're pretty good with synonyms, but "rapid unscheduled disassembly" is a new one, even for us. | 2.9× | 216k | 4k | 782 | 55 |
| 51 | May 20, '18 | We have not found collussion either. We did, however, find collusion. #ItsInTheDictionary | 2.8× | 0 | 11k | 3.1k | 13 |
| 52 | Nov 27, '17 | We're so excited to announce that the Word of the Year is covfefe! JUST KIDDING! But it is complicit. #Complicit #WordOftheYear #ScaredYouDidntWe | 2.8× | 0 | 8k | 4.3k | 0 |
| 53 | Dec 3, '18 | We say “scot-free,” rather than “Scott Free,” because the word comes from the Old English scotfreo meaning “exempt from royal tax. | 2.8× | 0 | 12k | 2.8k | 39 |
| 54 | May 9, '19 | People is a word that can be used to describe persons indefinitely or collectively, regardless of their profession. | 2.8× | 0 | 12k | 3k | 42 |
| 55 | Aug 10, '18 | #BTS & other #KPop idols are word lovers. Kind of like the dictionary. | 2.7× | 0 | 11k | 3.4k | 77 |
| 56 | Dec 14, '18 | It turns out BTS and other k-pop idols are word lovers like us. #ThankYouBTS | 2.7× | 0 | 11k | 3.2k | 113 |
| 57 | Mar 12, '21 | 🚨 New word alert! 🚨 "finna," a phonetic spelling representing the African American Vernacular English variant of "fixing to," is one of the 600 words we just added to . | 2.6× | 0 | 5.6k | 2.5k | 190 |
| 58 | Jun 13, '18 | A Manchurian candidate is a person, especially a politician, being used as a puppet by an enemy power. | 2.6× | 0 | 7.5k | 3.7k | 23 |
| 59 | Apr 8, '19 | Searches for microcosmos have 🚀 on . The word comes from the Greek mīkròs kósmos meaning small world. | 2.6× | 0 | 7.4k | 4.4k | 57 |
| 60 | Jan 23, '19 | We really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really need you to accept that whose is the possess | 2.4× | 0 | 11k | 2.2k | 52 |
| 61 | Nov 11, '19 | Freedom. The state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. | 2.3× | 0 | 13k | 960 | 24 |
| 62 | Dec 27, '17 | The word for telling a woman with a law degree from Yale to take up knitting is ... #VanityFair #HillaryClinton | 2.2× | 0 | 7k | 3.2k | 0 |
| 63 | Nov 15, '18 | Girl. Noun. A female child, from birth to full growth. E.g. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not a girl. | 2.1× | 0 | 9.8k | 1.7k | 17 |
| 64 | Feb 5, '18 | Treason: The offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign. Not found: Refusal to applaud. #Trump | 2.0× | 0 | 7k | 3k | 1 |
| 65 | Jun 1, '18 | Break off: What one does to a @KITKAT. Also break off: What one might do to a relationship with someone who does this 👇 | 1.9× | 0 | 8.2k | 1.9k | 13 |
| 66 | Oct 19, '18 | You run the country. We still get to say how people capitalize it. | 1.9× | 0 | 8.2k | 1.8k | 7 |
| 67 | May 24, '17 | Huh. We say poverty is the condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. | 1.8× | 0 | 5.5k | 3.1k | 0 |
| 68 | Mar 27, '19 | Bagel comes from the Old High German boug meaning "a ring." Please cut accordingly. | 1.8× | 0 | 8.4k | 1.6k | 30 |
| 69 | Dec 31, '18 | For Louis CK and others ... | 1.8× | 0 | 6.5k | 2.4k | 78 |
| 70 | Mar 16, '19 | 🐿️ = Chipmunk ... unless you're a @bts_twt fan. #BTS | 1.7× | 0 | 5.4k | 2.6k | 83 |
| 71 | Oct 5, '18 | Sex worker. Noun. An alternative to "hooker." | 1.7× | 0 | 7k | 2k | 16 |
| 72 | Dec 28, '18 | AAVE is unfairly stigmatized and sometimes labeled “bad English.” But, the grammar is actually as complex as Standard American English (SAE). | 1.6× | 0 | 4.4k | 2.6k | 433 |
| 73 | Apr 7, '17 | Mr. R uses a really big word then looks it up in the dictionary. | 1.6× | 0 | 5.8k | 2.1k | 29 |
| 74 | Aug 2, '19 | The word gender has been evidenced as far back as the 1300s. | 1.6× | 0 | 6.9k | 1.5k | 38 |
| 75 | Jul 31, '17 | Sure thing, we'll get to that in 1 Scaramucci. | 1.5× | 0 | 4.7k | 2.6k | 0 |
| 76 | Jul 28, '19 | Confidence. Noun. You know where we are going ... | 1.4× | 0 | 6.2k | 1.4k | 54 |
| 77 | Mar 25, '19 | @MerriamWebster We ⊂_ヽ ＼＼ tweeted ＼( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ＼ / / ＼＼this ﾚ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、＼from the gym. | 丿 ＼ ⌒) | | ) / ノ ) Lﾉ (_／ | 1.3× | 0 | 7k | 812 | 31 |
| 78 | Dec 21, '17 | There's a word for a person who would praise someone every 12 seconds. #VP #Pence | 1.3× | 0 | 3.5k | 1.9k | 0 |
| 79 | Apr 8, '19 | normal heart rate: ⠀ /\⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /\ __ / \ __/\__ / \ _ \/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ \/ when you spot the typo: ⠀/\⠀ /\⠀ /\ _/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_ ⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/⠀⠀ \/ | 1.3× | 0 | 6k | 1.1k | 47 |
| 80 | Oct 9, '18 | @LanaDelRey We won't not reply to your double negative. Period. | 1.3× | 0 | 7k | 626 | 16 |
| 81 | Aug 10, '20 | Searches for the meaning of "wap" 🚀 more than 9,868% this weekend on . You know who and why. | 1.2× | 0 | 5.6k | 1.1k | 53 |
| 82 | Jun 14, '19 | We love word lovers, and @BTS_twt sings in multiple languages about universal feelings and struggles to show their listeners they aren’t alone. #BTS | 1.2× | 0 | 4.7k | 1.6k | 113 |
| 83 | Apr 30, '19 | We have another word for this. | 1.2× | 0 | 5.2k | 1.2k | 24 |
| 84 | Jul 17, '18 | Double negative = A syntactic construction in which two negative words are used in the same clause to express a single negation. E.g. If President Trump had said there's no reason | 1.1× | 0 | 4.3k | 1.4k | 13 |
| 85 | Dec 16, '17 | Vulnerable: Capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon. Also vulnerable: Language. #CDC | 1.1× | 0 | 4k | 1.6k | 0 |
| 86 | Mar 31, '19 | #TransDayOfVisibility, grammar edition. | 1.1× | 0 | 4k | 1.6k | 67 |
| 87 | Sep 17, '19 | Inconceivable. Yes, we know what it means. | 1.1× | 0 | 4.7k | 1.2k | 16 |
| 88 | Apr 22, '19 | Watching: On the lookout for password thieves. Waiting: A period of time until which a password might be stolen. Commiserating: Feeling or expressing sorrow or sympathy for a frien | 1.1× | 0 | 4.5k | 1.2k | 20 |
| 89 | May 29, '18 | Well, actually, mansplaining refers to the practice of a man explaining something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner. #ItsN | 1.0× | 0 | 3.5k | 1k | 10 |
| 90 | May 15, '19 | The word cisgender is believed to have entered the English language in the early 1990s. #ItsAlsoInTheDictionary | 1.0× | 0 | 4.2k | 1.1k | 17 |
| 91 | Nov 1, '18 | Soup definition gets 13/10. | 1.0× | 0 | 5.9k | 397 | 6 |
| 92 | Oct 26, '18 | DNA. The set of nongenetic traits, qualities, or features that characterize a person or thing. E.g. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's son shares his parents' DNA. | 0.9× | 0 | 4.2k | 1k | 7 |
| 93 | Nov 8, '19 | I am a: ⚪️ male ⚪️ female ⚪️ nonbinary person 🔘 dictionary interested in: ⚪️ male ⚪️ female ⚪️ nonbinary person 🔘 recording language as it's actually used | 0.8× | 0 | 4.2k | 643 | 22 |
| 94 | May 21, '20 | @chrissyteigen We can confirm "on my period" is a common phrase in keeping with definition #13: | 0.8× | 0 | 5.4k | 55 | 3 |
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