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Evolution of technology plays into latest Oxford English Dictionary update
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGenerative artificial intelligence, talkboard and dumb phone are among the new technological words...
'Thirst trap' and 'edgelord' were recently added to the dictionary – so why hasn't 'nibling' made...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA rose by any other name would smell as sweet – but would it sound as sweet? Alicia Llop/Moment via...
YSL and Pushin P: A dictionary guide to the Young Thug trial
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe highly anticipated Young Thug trial kicked off this week and both sides have already been...
Beyoncé, flat earths, fast-fashion and angry men: What new words enter the French dictionary?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA list of more than 150 words includes words that have made their mark in recent months on the...
Weebs, Rejoice: ‘Isekai’ Is Now In The Oxford Dictionary
Kotaku via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Oxford English Dictionary (aka the OED) runs an update to its repository four times every year....
New online Wolastoqey language dictionary a family affair
CBC via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Wolastoqew family in New Brunswick has lent their voices to an online dictionary where viewers can...
Sean Connery among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoScottish actor Sir Sean Connery and English singer Dame Vera Lynn are among the new entrants in the...
Dictionary.com’s word of the year is a common one. But it doesn’t mean what you think
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe online reference site chose “hallucinate” as its defining word of the year, referring to the...
The official Swedish dictionary has been completed after 140 years
Euronews via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe 39 volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stands as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English...
Dictionary.com adds hundreds of slang words including 'ick' and 'girl dinner' – how many do you...
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhat do the ick, girl dinner, and bed rotting all have in common? Well, they’re some of the newest...