Kory Stamper
@korystamper.bsky.social
Writer of dictionaries and books about dictionaries (WORD BY WORD [2017]; TRUE COLOR [2026]; more TK). niila myaamia. Often wrong on the internet. Opinions, baked goods mine. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2106554/kory-stamper/
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Kory Stamper
@korystamper.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Good morning, kids and people, today in book, we have a cover:
(Preorder this jawn at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914... and use the Bookshop link if you can!)
(Preorder this jawn at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914... and use the Bookshop link if you can!)
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Life is extremely kiki right now and I would really like it to be just a little more bouba
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Life is extremely kiki right now and I would really like it to be just a little more bouba
So, nu: Herr Maestro recently broke his neck. (He's home, no surgery, recovery going well, DON'T PANIC.) I made an offhand comment to him that, best guess, the ER visit and two-day hospital stay would cost around $100k. He was flabbergasted. No way.
I just checked the claims online. $93k so far.
I just checked the claims online. $93k so far.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So, nu: Herr Maestro recently broke his neck. (He's home, no surgery, recovery going well, DON'T PANIC.) I made an offhand comment to him that, best guess, the ER visit and two-day hospital stay would cost around $100k. He was flabbergasted. No way.
I just checked the claims online. $93k so far.
I just checked the claims online. $93k so far.
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The Collingswood Farmers Market will be giving vouchers to people on SNAP benefits to spend at the market www.instagram.com/p/DQc0WAXkYf...
collsmkt on Instagram: "Neighbors helping neighbors — that’s what community looks like. 💙💛This November, SNAP users can still buy fresh, local food at th…"
Neighbors helping neighbors — that’s what community looks like. 💙💛This November, SNAP users can still buy fresh, local food at the Collingswood Farmers Market, thanks to the generosity of our community.🍅 SNAP shoppers: stop by the SNAP/EBT table at the market and present your EBT card to receive up to $25 in Market Vouchers, plus a dollar-for-dollar match up to $25 in Good Food Bucks vouchers for fresh fruits & veggies — no card transaction required. That’s up to $50 each week to spend at the market on fresh, nutrient-dense food for you and your family. 🍎🥕This community-funded effort is made possible by donations from our generous neighbors, local 501c3 Collingswood Cares, and @goodfoodbucksnj.Looking for a way to help?
💵 You can make a tax-deductible donation to Collingswood Cares through the link in our bio or by going directly to http://www.collscares.com/donate 💵 Every dollar helps to keep fresh food on your neighbors’ tables. After all, food is a right, not a privilege. We’ll see you all at the market!📆 Saturday, Nov. 1st🕗 8am-noon⛅ Rain or shine!📍 713 N Atlantic Ave, Collingswood, NJ (find the water towers, find the market!)
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October 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Collingswood Farmers Market will be giving vouchers to people on SNAP benefits to spend at the market www.instagram.com/p/DQc0WAXkYf...
Thank you, dictionary daht cahm, for reminding me how fortunate I am to not have to try to sell a WOTY anymore. If I had had to come up with a narrative for "67" that seated it within the "global conversation" when words like "tariff" were on the table, I would have laughed myself into a coma.
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Thank you, dictionary daht cahm, for reminding me how fortunate I am to not have to try to sell a WOTY anymore. If I had had to come up with a narrative for "67" that seated it within the "global conversation" when words like "tariff" were on the table, I would have laughed myself into a coma.
I know the world feels like a tinned, rancid fart right now, but:
If you love a book, take a few seconds to tell that author somehow. An email, a review, a social media post, whatever. I cannot tell you how _your_ excitement about a book gets the _author_ excited about their work in a new way.
If you love a book, take a few seconds to tell that author somehow. An email, a review, a social media post, whatever. I cannot tell you how _your_ excitement about a book gets the _author_ excited about their work in a new way.
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I know the world feels like a tinned, rancid fart right now, but:
If you love a book, take a few seconds to tell that author somehow. An email, a review, a social media post, whatever. I cannot tell you how _your_ excitement about a book gets the _author_ excited about their work in a new way.
If you love a book, take a few seconds to tell that author somehow. An email, a review, a social media post, whatever. I cannot tell you how _your_ excitement about a book gets the _author_ excited about their work in a new way.
Tell me you're estranged from your family, have no friends, and have never felt one moment of genuine human connection without telling me &c.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tell me you're estranged from your family, have no friends, and have never felt one moment of genuine human connection without telling me &c.
Do not take an etymologist to the ER with you, because they are liable to interrupt the doctor's important discharge instructions with shit like, "Why do they call it a Miami J collar?" and "Ah, NPO! 'Nil per...os?' Is it 'os'?"
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Do not take an etymologist to the ER with you, because they are liable to interrupt the doctor's important discharge instructions with shit like, "Why do they call it a Miami J collar?" and "Ah, NPO! 'Nil per...os?' Is it 'os'?"
I know this is very "so I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time," but I'm sad that there are no mid-dots in the headwords of the new M-W Collegiate 12th ed. I know only four people in the universe used them, and no one knew what they were really for, but I loved those li'l guys.
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I know this is very "so I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time," but I'm sad that there are no mid-dots in the headwords of the new M-W Collegiate 12th ed. I know only four people in the universe used them, and no one knew what they were really for, but I loved those li'l guys.
Galleys are in! This spine design is A+.
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Galleys are in! This spine design is A+.
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Honestly not sure how I'm going to stand it til 2026 when I get to talk with the rest of you about @korystamper.bsky.social's new book, it's KILLING ME OVER HERE
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Honestly not sure how I'm going to stand it til 2026 when I get to talk with the rest of you about @korystamper.bsky.social's new book, it's KILLING ME OVER HERE
Well, I definitely have a type (of index).
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Well, I definitely have a type (of index).
Grateful for the opportunity to grow myaamia kociihsaki, one of my people's traditional foods.
October 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to grow myaamia kociihsaki, one of my people's traditional foods.
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I just nominated Paper Airplane’s lead article, “The Shape of Color” by @korystamper.bsky.social, for next year’s Best American Science & Nature Writing! Here’s a preview.
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I just nominated Paper Airplane’s lead article, “The Shape of Color” by @korystamper.bsky.social, for next year’s Best American Science & Nature Writing! Here’s a preview.
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We're so close—help us get over the finish line!
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Nick Norlen’s Paper Airplane is raising $10K for USCRI—and we’re just $2,500 away.
Donate now and get the debut issue FREE: PaperAirplane.pub
Nick Norlen’s Paper Airplane is raising $10K for USCRI—and we’re just $2,500 away.
Donate now and get the debut issue FREE: PaperAirplane.pub
September 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're so close—help us get over the finish line!
I'm reviewing the index for "True Color" now, and I just want to heap laurels on the indexer who read this <checks jacket copy> "kaleidoscopic journey" and noted every. single. color. name. mentioned. In a book about defining color names. The index is 6600 words long. A marvel.
a man in a captain america costume stands in front of a rock
Alt: Captain America in...I don't know. The OG Captain America film? Winter Soldier? Not sure! Haven't seen the movies, yes I am a terrible person, I've been busy!
Anyway: Chris Evans' Captain America, in the ruins of war, turning and saluting the viewer, weary yet heartfelt.
media.tenor.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm reviewing the index for "True Color" now, and I just want to heap laurels on the indexer who read this <checks jacket copy> "kaleidoscopic journey" and noted every. single. color. name. mentioned. In a book about defining color names. The index is 6600 words long. A marvel.
I, too, have summoned all my top generals on short notice to deliver a short speech on the warrior ethos.
September 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I, too, have summoned all my top generals on short notice to deliver a short speech on the warrior ethos.
Look, moms, the choice is simple. You can have moderate and safe pain relief during a 10-month long bodily rebellion; an infant who is protected from sometimes fatal, totally preventable diseases; or a boring kid who won't grow up to do amazing things like write dictionaries. Choose wisely!
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Look, moms, the choice is simple. You can have moderate and safe pain relief during a 10-month long bodily rebellion; an infant who is protected from sometimes fatal, totally preventable diseases; or a boring kid who won't grow up to do amazing things like write dictionaries. Choose wisely!
It's spinning season, motherfuckers.
September 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's spinning season, motherfuckers.
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Reasons to read/not read my new book:
Pros:
-You'll finally figure out what "puce" is
-The phrase "cattier than a hot tin roof" is used in reference to opponent color theory
-Pliny the Elder joke
-Weird history & shit
Cons:
-Very little cussing
-You might cry at this one spot?
-History & shit
Pros:
-You'll finally figure out what "puce" is
-The phrase "cattier than a hot tin roof" is used in reference to opponent color theory
-Pliny the Elder joke
-Weird history & shit
Cons:
-Very little cussing
-You might cry at this one spot?
-History & shit
September 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reasons to read/not read my new book:
Pros:
-You'll finally figure out what "puce" is
-The phrase "cattier than a hot tin roof" is used in reference to opponent color theory
-Pliny the Elder joke
-Weird history & shit
Cons:
-Very little cussing
-You might cry at this one spot?
-History & shit
Pros:
-You'll finally figure out what "puce" is
-The phrase "cattier than a hot tin roof" is used in reference to opponent color theory
-Pliny the Elder joke
-Weird history & shit
Cons:
-Very little cussing
-You might cry at this one spot?
-History & shit
"Do you have a list of blurbers for the color book?" No, but I do have insomnia, does that count?
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Do you have a list of blurbers for the color book?" No, but I do have insomnia, does that count?
And I believe that in the near future half the podcasts on the planet will be delicious JellyBelly jelly beans. Who knows where technology will take us!
“We believe that in the near future half the people on the planet will be AI, and we are the company that’s bringing those people to life,” said CEO Jeanine Wright, who was previously chief operating officer of podcasting company Wondery
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
And I believe that in the near future half the podcasts on the planet will be delicious JellyBelly jelly beans. Who knows where technology will take us!
I am so tired of adding asterisks to every federal entry in our style guide at work, please keep your he-man dress-up make believe in your own room, thanks
September 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I am so tired of adding asterisks to every federal entry in our style guide at work, please keep your he-man dress-up make believe in your own room, thanks
BRB, going to go update my LinkedIn: "I literally (sense 1) wrote the book on dictionaries and rained ruin and destruction on an entire industry by doing so."
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BRB, going to go update my LinkedIn: "I literally (sense 1) wrote the book on dictionaries and rained ruin and destruction on an entire industry by doing so."
August 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM