Parasocial is Cambridge Dictionary Word of Year
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'Parasocial' Is Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. Here Are All the Times You May Have Felt It
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 that, and it’s Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2025. Cambridge Dictionary named “parasocial” as its word of the year for 2025,
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Cambridge Dictionary names 'parasocial' 2025 word of the year, citing Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan
Cambridge Dictionary names parasocial its 2025 word of the year, citing fan culture around Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and AI chatbots.
The word is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as ‘involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series,
Cambridge Dictionary has chosen its word of the year, and it surprisingly calls out every person who lives and worships celebrity culture.
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