Shoogly, skooshy, beamer and bummer are among 13 new entries added by editors at the OED.

If adorbs and fave are part of your everyday vocabulary, you now have official permission to use them Slang is ...

“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.

The Oxford English Dictionary has included the word "lah into its lexicon, a significant nod to the uniqueness of Malaysian English. According to the OED, this colloquial particle is used as an ...

The expression is called — Gigil The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of “untranslatable” words from other languages — without English equivalents — and gigil is one among them.

Other Scottish words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary include 'hoaching', 'beamer', and 'well-fired'. 'Hoaching' means 'full of or swarming with something', 'beamer' refers to a ...

Carnap: Philippine English word meaning to steal a car. Webisode: Short video, especially an instalment in a series, which is presented online rather than being broadcast on television.

That project, which is due for publication around 2028, is headed by Toronto editor John Chew, and will include the UBC lab’s ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added new untranslatable words from South East Asia.

With more than 170,000 words in the English language and 470,000 entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, one would think everything we need to say could be composed by using any of these known words ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several uniquely Sri Lankan words to its June 2025 update, OED.com has said.Among the new entries is “asweddumise”, meaning to prepare land for paddy ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that no less than 13 Scottish words have been added to this year's edition. And ...