Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

Popular internet slang terms like "skibidi," "delulu" and "tradwife" are now recognized as words in the Cambridge Dictionary. The dictionary, which is published by Cambridge University Press and ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has become the latest piece of Western culture to be hit by the “Korean wave.” The definitive document of the English language has announced that, in response to the ...

It’s time to zhuzh your vocabulary. Merriam-Webster announced 690 words and definitions added to its dictionary in 2023. The words range from colloquial phrases like doggo and “beast mode” to ...

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Some of the 21st century's newest English words, including "rizz," "dad bod," and "photobomb," have been added to the latest edition of a well-known dictionary. Merriam-Webster, a leading American ...

Merriam-Webster is the oldest dictionary-publishing company in America and Friday was a day of expansion for the English language. The company released the addition of 690 new words and meanings that ...

The English language is ever-changing, and the Cambridge Dictionary has been doing its best this year to keep up. Over the past year, the dictionary has added 6,212 new additions, including words, ...

Which words do we find beautiful? And do beautifully sounding words stick better in memory? A new study led by linguist ...