Here at the dictionary, we are big fans of doughnuts (and who isn’t?). I think most doughnut lovers can agree that sweet, fluffy dough, which is

We’re ready to look at some more new words as submitted by you, our readers and fellow word connoisseurs.

We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary, so please let us know if you know of one. Read more…

We’ve just been told that twelve new moons have been discovered in Jupiter’s orbit, bringing its total to 79. We set about updating the definition in the Macquarie, a fairly straightforward procedure, you would think…

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Recently, we sent the call out for ‘weird and woolly’ questions from readers – wordy things you’ve been wondering about. And we have received some interesting ones, with topics ranging from the mind-boggling inconsistency of English spelling and pronunciation to the placement of apostrophes. Read more…

We’re ready to look at some more new words as submitted by you, our readers and fellow word connoisseurs.

We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary, so please let us know if you know of one. Read more…

Do you know any of these infamous ‘mad as’ idiomatic phrases? We often use these colourful turns of phrase to brighten up our language and give more emphasis to what (or usually who) we’re talking about. Read more…

We discuss Australian sarcasm at its bluntest by looking at one of the most outrageous Aussie colloquialisms.

Did you hear the phrase that Aussie actress Margot Robbie used on the Graham Norton Show recently that turned heads? Read more…

We’re ready to look at some more new words as submitted by you, our readers and fellow word connoisseurs.

We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary, so please let us know if you know of one. Read more…

We’re taking a look at some soccer terms to help you better understand the game.

The Macquarie Dictionary collects all manner of Aussie colloquialisms, mannerisms, slang, and more.

Yet there will always be an inevitable influence on our language from outside our island home. We’ve collected 10 words that have travelled from afar and landed on our shores from different languages all over the world.

We’ve put our heads together and come up with this very short list of terms that evoke beauty either in the sound of their utterance or in the poetry of their definition. Collecting these words was a great joy, and one we would love to share with you. Read more…

We’re ready to look at some more new words as submitted by you, our readers and fellow word connoisseurs.

We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary, so please let us know if you know of one. Read more…

We’re ready to look at some more new words as submitted by you, our readers and fellow word connoisseurs.

We are always on the lookout for new, emerging and interesting words to add to the Macquarie Dictionary, so please let us know if you know of one. Read more…

Who’s down to get a banh mi after the wall of death tonight? Might meet a silver fox there too. But hope he has a bum gun at home and not family cloth! Read more new words here…

Ever wanted to learn to dance the flamingo? Jibe away to the music?

Whether it be intentional or just a slip of the tongue, most of us have been guilty of a malapropism or two in our time. Read more…

Most dictionary users, unencumbered by the harmless drudgery of lexicography, look words up in any letter of the alphabet, blissfully unaware of what lurks beneath the surface.

For the dictionary compiler, however, those days of innocence are but a distant memory. Read more…

What is the difference between the words chilli, chili, chilly, and Chile? And more importantly, how can we remember which is which? Read more…

Navigating the smombies to get to the bottle-o in time for a perigee syzygy viewing party is a centennial thing, right? Don’t forget to pick up some qukes at the grocer on the way home. Read more new words here…