In a world where our words are practical and repetitive (just read any email chain!) we like to collate words that make you sit back and

Ever find yourself stuck in traffic on a single lane road out in the bush? Chances are you might be beeping your horn at a

This week we are looking at a mischievous little word that originated from Tasmania. A nointer is a slang term for a spoiled or difficult

Christmas is over, the New Year has come, you might have had your fill of pudding but at the Macquarie Dictionary office we are hungry

This week at Macquarie Dictionary we are on the move. The wallaby track is a phrase that describes the route across country taken by workers looking

The word get is a present tense verb, generally meaning to obtain, gain or acquire. All up, there are 115 different definitions recorded in the

The People’s Choice Word of the Year 2019 has been voted on by the Australian public in a frenzied week since cancel culture was announced

  This year, the Macquarie Dictionary covered topics from the etymology of the word kangaroo and echidna, to the way we refer to classic Aussie

Baby animals are a constant source of cooing here at the Macquarie office so we decided to compile a list of baby animal names to go along with our list of collective nouns for animals… 

The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year is cancel culture. This word was chosen from an initial list of 75 words that was reduced to

For the past five years, our Word of the Year has consisted of two words. In 2015, the word was captain’s call. In 2016, it was fake

The chosen word for 2019 was a tight finish, but the winning word for 2019, according to the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Committee

The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist is made up of 75 words (you can check them out here), with five words in each of

With a total of 75 words spanning fifteen categories, the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here) can be

With an extensive fifteen categories each containing five words, the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist can be a lot to take in. These

There are fifteen categories in the 2019 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here). Each category is comprised

The 2019 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist features fifteen categories, each containing five words for a total of seventy-five words (you can check the