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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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 ...

Oxford English Dictionary could soon include gender-neutral title ‘Mx’ The Oxford English Dictionary is considering adding “Mx.” to its next edition as a gender-neutral alternative to ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 has been unable to pick a single word of the year for 2020, instead exploring how far and how quickly the language has developed this year, with pandemic-related ...

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.

Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly relevant in 2024. The winner, announced on Monday by the University of Oxford, was ...

This week's new additions to the historical catalog, including several that crudely refer to female genitalia and actually date back more than 800 years, highlight the power of old words ...

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." ...