"Rage bait is a compound of the words rage, meaning a violent outburst of anger, and bait, an attractive morsel of food. Both ...

In a move that could trigger fits of fury among readers, Oxford University Press — publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary ...

And for those thinking Oxford is rage baiting them by declaring two words to be the word of the year, the publisher explained ...

The Economist ’s choice for 2025 is a single word. It is representative, if not of the whole year, at least of much of the ...

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious ...

A look at the Oxford English Dictionary 2025 "word of the year," viewed by a person old enough to actually own, sort of, a ...

The world is rapidly moving forward with new trends, technology and lifestyles changes and even our vocabulary continues to grow.We are witnessing the emergence of hundreds of new and unique words ...

It took more than 70 years and tons of volunteer labor to create “the definitive record of the English language”—including an assist from a murderer. When the London Philological Society came up with ...

Cambridge Dictionary names 'Parasocial' 2025 Word of the Year, citing Swifties reaction to Taylor Swift's engagement, viral ...

An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.) By Sandra E. Garcia In a recent online ...

Slang is almost always older than you think. English speakers have been calling stylish people “fly” since at least 1953. Though it’s everywhere now, the first known use of OMG goes back to 1917. And ...

Kingsley Ugwuanyi is affiliated with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and also consults for the Oxford English Dictionary on their Nigerian English project Nigeria was recently in the spotlight when ...