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 ...

Nigerian English words have recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), but there is still a debate in the country about what constitutes proper English, as the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo ...

A quarter century since we learned about ‘carbon footprints’, researchers say it’s time to change the conversation. View on ...

Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed ...

Jeopardy! fans are quick to call out questionable clues. However, in the October 31 episode, grammar sticklers zeroed in on ...

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As the award celebrates its 20th anniversary, Fiona McPherson, a senior editor in the New Words team of the Oxford English ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has - belatedly, some might say - included 13 more Hong Kong terms in its latest update. Food-related terms dominated the list. The other terms added were compensated ...

The Rizz meme is a slang term that is short for “charisma,” more specifically referring to the ability of men to attract ...

You can’t have a conversation about Hip Hop without mentioning the name Lil Wayne. International Hip Hop star and record ...

The widely-used Chinese phrase “add oil!” is now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary, because there just isn’t a better translation for the sentiment. Originating chiefly from Hong ...

That the Labour backbench is not a drawer filled with especially sharp knives is a fact becoming clearer by the day. There’s ...