The Oxford English Dictionary has become the latest piece of Western culture to be hit by the “Korean wave.” Over 20 new words of Korean origin have been added to its pages in a "K-update." ...

In its most recent update, the Oxford English Dictionary added more than 1,000 words to its catalogue, including “YOLO,” “scrumdiddlyumptious,” and -- in a less silly move -- “gender ...

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Authorities on the English language — the folks behind the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), to be specific — have once again seen it fit to acknowledge the existence of some terms which ...

Hangry? Oxford English Dictionary understands. The word was one of more than 1,100 entries added to the dictionary in its most recent update, Katherine Connor Martin, head of U.S. dictionaries ...

Then turn to the Oxford English Dictionary. Guests attend day 3 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 20, 2014 in Indio, California. Karl Walter ...

The Oxford English Dictionary even declared it 2023's word of the year. The word is derived from "charisma," something many lack in the extreme. Goodbye, "goblin mode." ...

But the Oxford English Dictionary, considered by many as the standard-bearer of dictionaries, ended with “zythum,” which referred to an ancient Egyptian malt beer. Advertisement.

Our obsession with streaming TV shows and films is changing our vocabulary. Binge-watching and spoiler alert were added to the Oxford English Dictionary as part of a June update, the dictionary ...