That dictionary’s second-place word of the year, though? Brain rot. Leaning into internet slang terms is far from new. Last year, Oxford picked “rizz” as its word of the year, a term ...

Goodbye, "goblin mode." Hello, "rizz." Folks, we've done it again — as a collective, we've pushed the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary into making a slang term its word of the year.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added seven new Korean words, including “dalgona” and “maknae”. According to the OED’s website on Tuesday, the words “noraebang,” “hyung ...

Words commonly used in association with video games and the name of a Dutch sweet treat are among the terms that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The new additions come as part of ...

Reflecting this phenomenon, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) welcomed eight Korean words as new entries in its recent update, including "dalgona," which garnered global attention in 2021 after ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update. The newly added entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero ...

Deborah Cameron, Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University, explains that modern dictionaries aim to ... stories and new research highlights ways women are ‘forgotten’.

“Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionary’s word of the year ... Press said on Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” as its frequency of use increased 230 per ...