An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.) By Sandra E. Garcia In a recent online ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. SO: Yes. I fell in love with the science of language. And it was at ANU that I started working on the Australian edition of the Oxford ...

Gigil, a Philippine word added to the Oxford English Dictionary, decribes the feeling we get when we see someone or something cute Ever found yourself speechless in the presence of overwhelming ...

The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region. The longest word is “carry-go-bring-come." It dates from 1825 and means gossip ...

Struggling to describe the moment when you come across something cute? Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The expression is called — ...

Words from the Isle of Man for a traditional open-hearth fireplace, an outside toilet and friendly conversation or chat are among the latest to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. "Chollagh", ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

Four times a year, a group of wordsmiths at the Oxford English Dictionary survey the evolving landscape of the English language to see what new words they should incorporate into what's been ...

While some of them might be enough to make you say "oof," the over 300 new words and definitions added to Dictionary.com during its most recent round of updates reflect the realities of our rapidly ...

Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update. The OED is ...

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Precise definitions for “bussin,” “chitterlings” and “cakewalk” will be distributed to the world in 2025 with a new dictionary issued by Oxford University Press. Last year, Oxford University Press ...