Parasocial’ describes our one-sided bonds with celebs like Taylor Swift. Experts warn these relationships have a serious dark ...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce — who got engaged in August of this year — just inspired the Cambridge Dictionary's word of the ...

Taylor Swift can add another accomplishment to what has been a very memorable 202 5 — inspiration for Cambridge Dictionary’s ...

You know that feeling when you think you could be real-life friends with a singer, actor, or TV character? There’s a word for ...

Cambridge Dictionary names parasocial its 2025 word of the year, citing fan culture around Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and AI ...

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that ...

The term is used to describe "a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know," ...

Cambridge's Word of the Year was inspired, at least in part, by Taylor Swift's engagement. Here's why fans are likely familiar with it.

Cambridge Dictionary announced its word of the year Nov. 18, noting that the virality of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s ...

The dictionary said searches for its Word of the Year spiked as online celebrity moments intensified public interest in ...

Many fans of Taylor Swift showed parasocial relationships with the pop star after her engagement to Travis Kelce.

Cambridge Dictionary names 'Parasocial' 2025 Word of the Year, citing Swifties reaction to Taylor Swift's engagement, viral ...