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It is a term that describes manipulative tactics used to drive engagement online, with usage of it increasing threefold in the last 12 months, according to the dictionary publisher.

From BBC

By the early 20th century, dictionaries of American slang show gravy drifting from the plate to the pocketbook.

From Salon

That’s how dictionaries described it in the 18th and 19th centuries, when the term was added to the Constitution and the 14th Amendment, said Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law professor at Harvard University.

From Seattle Times

On Wednesday, the publishers behind Michaelis dictionaries announced the word would be included in the digital edition of their Portuguese-language dictionary immediately and in the printed version once the next edition was published.

From BBC

The ambassador intends to hand the visiting pontiff a Spanish-Hungarian dictionary, continuing a running joke between the two men about how Hungarian is the language of heaven — because it takes an eternity to learn.

From New York Times