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

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

In 2025, the term is more relevant than ever with the rise of content creators and streamers who give fans access to their ...

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

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

Feel connected to a celebrity you’ve never met in person? "Parasocial" has been crowned Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the ...

A term used to describe the connection people feel with celebrities, TV shows, and even artificial intelligence, has taken ...

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

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

The Cambridge Dictionary has declared 'parasocial' as the word of the year for 2025. The Cambridge Dictionary said that the ...

TV was the initial cause of the phenomenon, which has been expanded and intensified with the development of social media.

It is interesting that the Cambridge Dictionary’s shortlist for word of the year mostly contains words that are directly or ...