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This queer slang word was just added to the Cambridge Dictionary

Aug 18 2025

This queer slang word was just added to the Cambridge Dictionary

'Polysexual' and 'autosexual' among 566 new words added to Dictionary.com

Sep 07 2023

'Polysexual' and 'autosexual' among 566 new words added to Dictionary.com

‘Pinkwashing’ and ‘queerbaiting’ among new LGBTQ+ words added to dictionary

Mar 02 2023

‘Pinkwashing’ and ‘queerbaiting’ among new LGBTQ+ words added to dictionary

Dictionary .com's word of the year is 'woman' – and yes, it includes trans women

Dec 15 2022

Dictionary .com's word of the year is 'woman' – and yes, it includes trans women

The Merriam-Webster dictionary just updated its definition of 'bisexual' to make it more trans-inclusive

Sep 24 2020

The Merriam-Webster dictionary just updated its definition of 'bisexual' to make it more trans-inclusive

Dictionary.com adds raft of LGBT+ words – including 'Pride' and 'asexual' – to 'eliminate heterosexual bias in language'

Sep 02 2020

Dictionary.com adds raft of LGBT+ words – including 'Pride' and 'asexual' – to 'eliminate heterosexual bias in language'

Homophobic, transphobic and racist slurs could finally be banned from the official Scrabble dictionary

Jul 07 2020

Homophobic, transphobic and racist slurs could finally be banned from the official Scrabble dictionary

Ben Shapiro just got publicly owned by the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Sep 20 2019

Ben Shapiro just got publicly owned by the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Merriam-Webster dictionary adds gender-neutral 'they' pronoun

Sep 18 2019

Merriam-Webster dictionary adds gender-neutral 'they' pronoun

Scrabble adds 'genderqueer' and 'transperson' to dictionary

May 02 2019

Scrabble adds 'genderqueer' and 'transperson' to dictionary

The dictionary has destroyed actor James Woods for an anti-trans tweet

Feb 15 2019

The dictionary has destroyed actor James Woods for an anti-trans tweet

Japan's leading dictionary has added in a definition of LGBT, but it's not quite right

Jan 16 2018

Japan's leading dictionary has added in a definition of LGBT, but it's not quite right

The ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ terms: Meanings explained and your questions answered

Nov 27 2017

The ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ terms: Meanings explained and your questions answered

Merriam-Webster included a gender-neutral pronoun before you were born

Mar 16 2017

Merriam-Webster included a gender-neutral pronoun before you were born

'Size queen' and 'butt plug' added to Oxford English Dictionary

Jul 07 2016

'Size queen' and 'butt plug' added to Oxford English Dictionary

Transgender named as 2015 Word of the Year

Nov 05 2015

Transgender named as 2015 Word of the Year

Do 56k people really think penises can 'convert' lesbians?

Aug 29 2015

Do 56k people really think penises can 'convert' lesbians?

Mx and 'manspreading' added to Oxford Dictionary

Aug 27 2015

Mx and 'manspreading' added to Oxford Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary adds 'cisgender' along with 'twerk'

Jun 25 2015

Oxford English Dictionary adds 'cisgender' along with 'twerk'

Oxford English Dictionary could recognise gender neutral title 'Mx'

May 05 2015

Oxford English Dictionary could recognise gender neutral title 'Mx'