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

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 ...

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," ...

‘Parasocial’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year. Do you know what it means? We didn't. Gretchen Carlson Spills ...

Parasocial’ has been selected as the Cambridge English Dictionary’s Word of the Year. The term describes a one-sided ...

Cambridge Dictionary has chosen its word of the year, and it surprisingly calls out every person who lives and worships celebrity culture.

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

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