Macquarie Dictionary broadens definition of misogyny
17 October 2012
The Macquarie Dictionary has adjusted its definition of ‘misogyny’ to cover its current use as a synonym of ‘sexism’. While the original meaning of misogyny is ‘hatred of women’, dictionary editor Susan Butler said,...
An evocative word of the year
5 February 2008
The Macquarie Dictionary has announced its ‘word of the year' for 2007: ‘Pod-slurping.' Pod-slurping, officially listed as a noun, is the downloading of large quantities of data to an MP3...