word of-the-year

Merriam-Webster: ‘Surreal’ Is the Word of the Year for 2016. Merriam-Webster announced Monday that “surreal” is its top Word ...
New York Post

Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year introduces a new way to troll social media users

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to ...
ABC7

Oxford dictionaries change 'sexist' and outdated definitions of the word 'woman'

Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries to include more positive ways to describe a female. Shutterstock (CNN) -- Even the dictionary can be sexist ...
中国日报网

Oxford releases 8th edition of English-Chinese dictionary

The eighth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary, one of the most popular English-Chinese dictionaries in China, was released in Beijing on Aug 27, the first day of the ...
Fast Company

Latest Victim of the Internet: The Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary, currently a 20 volume, 750-pound monstrosity, has been the authoritive word on the words of the English language for 126 years. The OED3, the first new edition since ...
Daily Mail

Oxford English Dictionary announces new Australian additions - so how many of these phrases from Down Under do YOU recognise?

'Pash rash', 'strain the potatoes', 'no wuckers' are just a few of the new Australian English words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The OED, which is widely regarded as the accepted authority ...
The Independent

Oxford English Dictionary changes definition of ‘woman’ after complaints that it was ‘sexist’

‘I hope soon the oppression of women will be considered the same as racism and homophobia is,’ says campaign organiser Maria Beatrice Giovanardi (Change.org) The Oxford English Dictionary has updated ...
Indiatimes

Non-English Words? Oxford English Dictionary's latest additions are from THESE languages

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, the ...
Daily Mail

Oxford English Dictionary updates entry for 'woman' so that it is now defined as a 'person's' wife, girlfriend or lover as opposed to only a man's after gender review

The Oxford English Dictionary has updated its entry for 'woman' so that it is defined as a 'person's' wife, girlfriend or lover as opposed to only a man's following a gender review. The publisher has ...
NPR

A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English

Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.
The Independent

Oxford English Dictionary adds seven new Korean words including ‘dalgona’ and ‘tteokbokki’

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