#dictionaries
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #dictionaries from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-16 19:47 UTC18 uses by 10 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-16 19:47 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-16 19:47 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~395 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 01:00
Languages: English (40)
Avg boosts / post: 2.8
Top of the latest posts
THIEF IN A CANDLE. Part of the wick or snuff, which falling on the tallow, burns and melts it, and causing it to gutter, thus steals it away. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) -- #books #literature #d
BORACHIO. A skin for holding wine, commonly a goat's; also a nick name for a drunkard. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodo
From Barnard’s Universal Criminal Cipher Code for Telegraphic Communication between Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs, Marshals and other Peace Officers of the United States and Canada, compiled by Floyd Shock (1895). Source: University of Alberta
What “dictionaries” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediadictionaries
- nounA reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meaning, and sometimes containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, translations, and other data.
- verbTo look up in a dictionary.
A dictionary is a listing of words or lexemes—typically base forms—from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically, which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc. It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data.
“Dictionary” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#dictionaries across platforms
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Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/dictionaries