Kory Stamper

Kory Stamper

Author and Lexicographer

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Kory Stamper is a lexicographer who has written dictionaries for nearly 30 years at Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionaries, and Dictionary.com. She is the author of Word by Word. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, New York, and The Washington Post. She blogs regularly on language and lexicography at www.korystamper.com.

2mins
Sometimes single words contain whole worlds. Here are some of the best.
5mins
Mirriam Webster’s Kory Stamper explains just how words end up making the jump from the popular vernacular to the dictionary.
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From olde English dogs, to immoral women, to weak men, to irritating women, to its prideful reclaiming, to ownership over a woman (there's a theme here), the word "b*tch" has a long and fascinating history, and it's all stored in the archives of the Merriam-Webster lexicography department.