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Collins Dictionary adds p(doom), mogging, friendslop and ghost jobs for 2026

Collins Dictionary, based in Scotland, released its annual list of new and notable words for 2026, including p(doom) (the probability of AI-caused catastrophe), mogging (outshining someone), friendslop (low-budget games played among friends) and ghost jobs (postings with no real intent to hire). The list follows Collins naming vibe-coding its 2025 Word of the Year and the American Dialect Society's 2023 pick of enshittification.

Dictionary.com picks 'maxxing' as its 2026 Word of the Year

Dictionary.com has named "maxxing" its Word of the Year for 2026, defining it as pursuing an activity to the fullest or optimizing an aspect of life. The site cites "looksmaxxing" (maximizing physical appearance) and "tokenmaxxing" (maximizing AI use at work) as the most searched variants, noting the suffix can attach to almost any word.