Australians love brevity. We are fond of shortening words. Perhaps the most famous example is the shortening of the Melbourne Cricket Ground to the MCG.

In recognition of Pride Month, a month of celebration that recognises LGBTIQ+ people, Macquarie Dictionary has gathered a few slang terms commonly used in queer

Sit back and watch the sparks fly. This week’s word of the week is arc up. To arc up means to become upset or livid with anger, to

Researching words and definitions is hard work. Punching them into the Dictionary makes me as dry as a blacksmiths apron, in other words, thirsty. The

‘Ooo I heard it through the … bush telegraph?’ Ok, so it might not fit into your beautiful karaoke rendition of Marvin Gaye but the

Toodle-em-buck was a game of chance played mainly by children in Victoria back in the 1920s for gambling on horseraces, especially the Melbourne Cup. The game consisted of

With the Macquarie staff back in the office along with thousands of other workers across Australia, we rediscovered some things we missed while working from

This week’s blog is a bit rough around the edges. Do you know a roughie? That is, a rude or crude person. I’m sure we’ve all

With the Federal election almost upon us, we delved into our database to help you make sense of the slang and jargon your candidates have

Take the next left and the next, and another left after that. This week we’re doing blockies: a single circuit of a vehicle around a street block,

This week, we have hacked out a space for all the hacks. When we searched hack in our database we had one election inspired word in mind: party

After a comprehensive, independent examination of the Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia the book has been reintroduced for sale after it had been temporarily withdrawn. On 15

At the Macquarie Dictionary we like to spread good cheer. To celebrate our good mood, we rummaged around the Dictionary database in search of words

Slow day at the office? Is that report taking three times longer than it should because you keep flicking between Instagram and your spreadsheet? Making

There are few more inspiring sights than a group of sharply dressed young blokes loitering on the street corner with absolutely no ill intentions, and

For our first Word of the Week after an extended break, we thought we would step outside ourselves to profile Aussie slang that is popular

It’s been a tough couple of years for high school graduates across Australia. Learning from home, cancelled school formals and exams with the added stress