Once a word is accepted, it will remain in the Oxford English Dictionary. — -- Redditor, shareable and butt-dial are among the latest words to join the Oxford English Dictionary, which keeps the ...

After an entire field day with Ghibli, here comes Gigil! The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a list of "untranslatable" words, or those that do not have English equivalents. Gigil is one of ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added more than 20 new words from three African countries, reflecting the growing global ...

Singaporeans have been saying “shiok”, “sabo” and “lepak” for generations, and these and 12 other Singlish words are officially part of one of the most authoritative English dictionaries. In a media ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognized on Wednesday. The ...

Happy 100th birthday, Roald Dahl. And may it be a scrumdiddlyumptious one. Yes, we said scrumdiddlyumptious, which is officially an English word now, because the Oxford English Dictionary says so. And ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

You may have noticed that there are lots of dictionaries to choose from, both the old-fashioned printed kind, and the new-fashioned online kind. Whether it’s Merriam-Webster or dictionary.com or Black ...