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

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 ...

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

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

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

Cambridge Dictionary has named parasocial as the Word of the Year for 2025. The year was marked by interest in the one-sided parasocial relationships that people form with celebrities, influencers and ...

The Cambridge Dictionary has chosen “parasocial” as its Word of the Year for 2025 after viral moments surrounding IShowSpeed ...

Cambridge Dictionary has revealed "parasocial" as its word of the year for 2025, defined as involving a connection someone ...

Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then ...

People have had a fascination with famous people for eons — and in the age of the internet, it's only increased. Influencers, often online content creators, have made both the definition of "celebrity ...