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Fitspo, bromance. The world is full of made up words but this is a new one – Covfefe. Last night US President, Donald Trump, tweeted “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”. So what does it mean?
Victoria Morgan, editor of the Macquarie Dictionary, speaks to Raf Epstein.
We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary. In a time of global instant communication, these words are popping up faster and in vaster quantities than ever before. Read more…
One of the ways in which English expands the lexicon is by using what are called ‘productive’ prefixes or suffixes. These are little working units with an element of meaning which can be attached to the beginning or the end of another word to create a new word. Some of these are very durable while others are fashionable for a moment so that they generate a cluster of new words and then fade away. Read more…
We often describe reactions in terms of the effect they have on our bodies, both real and imagined.
So something that is scary is hair-raising – our hair stands on end, or is bloodcurdling – we imagine our blood solidifying like curdled milk. Read more…
We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary. In a time of global instant communication, these words are popping up faster and in vaster quantities than ever before. Read more…
Announcing Macquarie Dictionary’s new online student resource! We have expanded our extensive online offerings to include a dictionary and thesaurus compiled specifically for students.
You can get a free 30-day individual trial or contact us to subscribe for your school. Read more…
A dictionary user has commented ‘I can agree to disagree but if I can dismantle, why can’t I mantle?’ Read more…
We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary. In a time of global instant communication, these words are popping up faster and in vaster quantities than ever before. Read more…
We still say it – or at least the older generation does because they are still living in a world where sliced bread is a staple – for toast in the morning, for school lunches. Cutting a crusty loaf yourself is regarded, from that point of view, as some sort of throwback to Neanderthal times… Read more…
It is my feeling that mateship is a stronger and tougher relationship than friendship, having been forged in adversity.
The basic sense of friend is a person with whom you have achieved a degree of intimacy that is entirely unfettered by a sense of obligation. Friendship excludes the bonds of affection that are there between blood relations or between lovers. Read more…
