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.

We may be in the depths of winter, but the new words are still running hot! In fact, our first new contender is for a

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

Welcome back to another edition of the monthly New Words blog! The first word on our list names a concept I think a lot 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

It’s the start of May, so here’s your monthly helping of new words that may enter the Macquarie Dictionary! Up first is a new word

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,

It’s April 1st, and we all know what that means – it’s New Words time! The first new word for your consideration is bike shedding.

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of the Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia the book has been reintroduced for sale after it had been temporarily withdrawn.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

We’re back again with five new words for the start of the new month! Our first word is hyperpop. It’s a term for a genre

February is here and with much of the country now back at work or school, with any luck you were able to return after a