Back in 2013, as part of a quarterly online update, the Oxford Dictionary added the word “twerk” to its collection. The addition came after Miley Cyrus’ widely discussed performance at the ...

which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary. But what does it mean? Under Oxford's definition, it's a noun that means style, charm, attractiveness or the ability to attract a romantic or sexual ...

The word of the year for 2023 is "rizz," according to the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary ... "Rizz is a colloquial word, defined as style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed ... Paige Bueckers became a college sensation for her skill and her style. Now she’s joining the W.N.B.A.’s growing constellation ...

The word, according to Oxford, has seen a 230 percent increase in usage between 2023 and 2024. But who decides what is the word of the year? Many dictionary organizations have issued their ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 18 new words related ... the OED added anti-gay to their myriad of words, accompanied by a definition that reads "opposed or hostile to homosexual people ...

After weeks of deliberation and more than 37,000 votes worldwide, the Oxford English Dictionary has announced a Generation Alpha slang term is its 2024 word of the year, "brain rot." Here's an ...

New words from around the world have been added to the Oxford Dictionary as they have become so commonplace in the English language. These terms are 'untranslatable', meaning they do not have an ...

It was in a hidden corner of the Oxford University Press basement, where the Dictionary’s archive is stored, that I opened a dusty box and came across a small black book tied with cream ribbon.

The Oxford English Dictionary (aka the OED) runs an update to its repository four times every year. Like DLC for games, these quarterly patches can introduce new words, features, and definition ...

There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED ... Secondly, it can be used to complement someone's style. Two terms related to feelings of rage and fury from Afrikaans ...

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase ...