The term "parasocial" dates back to 1956, when University of Chicago sociologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl "observed ...

Parasocial’ describes our one-sided bonds with celebs like Taylor Swift. Experts warn these relationships have a serious dark ...

Find out which word Cambridge Dictionary named as its Word of the Year 2025 and why it represents the mood of the world today ...

Cambridge Dictionary has named parasocial as the Word of the Year for 2025. The year was marked by interest in the one-sided parasocial relationships that people form with celebrities, influencers and ...

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

Many fans of Taylor Swift showed parasocial relationships with the pop star after her engagement to Travis Kelce.

Cambridge Dictionary has named 'Parasocial' as its Word of the Year.The British dictionary of English language defines the adjective as 'involving or relating to a connection ...

Feel connected to a celebrity you’ve never met in person? "Parasocial" has been crowned Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the ...

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

Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated ...

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