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New words! In the Oxford dictionary! So exciting! If there were only a word to describe just how exciting. Wait, there is … it’s on the list! Awesomesauce!
Oxford English Dictionary adds "twerk," the dance move popularized by Miley Cyrus, to its online edition.
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.
Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) has officially added the word 'cryptocurrency' to its database. The decision was made as part of a quarterly update this May that also included the words 'bikeable ...
The Oxford English Dictionary, published by the Oxford University Press, has added "satoshi" to its compendium of the English language. First used less than seven years ago, satoshi is the newest ...
The public can also contribute to the collection, which scholar and project editor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said will be added to Oxford English Dictionary. Henry Louis Gates Jr. in 2019.
1. Have you heard the news? Oxford Dictionary recently announced that the 2014 word of year is “vape,” a term that means “to inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette ...