Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on "parasocial," used to describe a connection that ...

A term used to describe the connection people feel with celebrities, TV shows, and even artificial intelligence, has taken ...

If you do, then your behaviour is "parasocial" and bang on trend according to the Cambridge Dictionary, which on Tuesday ...

The dictionary described the term as referring to a sense of personal closeness that someone feels towards a public figure ...

Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then ...

Cambridge Dictionary has chosen “parasocial”—a one-sided emotional bond with celebrities or influencers—as its 2025 Word of ...

The word is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as ‘involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between ...

Cambridge Dictionary on Tuesday announced the adjective 'parasocial' as its word of the year for 2025.Parasocial is defined ...

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

Cambridge Dictionary has a new entrant, which is also the Word of the Year 2025 - Parasocial. It in essence means a lopsided ...

TV was the initial cause of the phenomenon, which has been expanded and intensified with the development of social media.

Taylor Swift’s milestones in 2025, from her lyrics to engagement, inspired ‘parasocial’ as Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the ...