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David Mouriquand

Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 Word of the Year: ‘Parasocial’ - an ‘unhealthy’ modern phenomenon

If you’re still sore about Taylor Swift not responding to your well wishes regarding her engagement to her beau Travis Kelce, then Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Yearwill speak to you: “Parasocial”.

The word is used to describe a relationship (or Parasocial Relationship - “PSR”) in which a person feels like they know a celebrity on a personal level even though they have never met them.

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