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Language in the age of AI: Whimsymaxxing the apocalypse

Lexicographers added terms such as whimsymaxxing and copium as online culture keeps driving new English coinages, including 20 -maxxing examples cited by The Guardian.

How dictionary updates and tech anxieties are reshaping our everyday language.

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Language in the age of AI: Whimsymaxxing the apocalypse

How dictionary updates and tech anxieties are reshaping our everyday language.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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