In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources. The culmination ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added more than 20 new words from three African countries, reflecting the growing global influence of the Continent’s languages and culture. Four officially English ...

The concise editions of the Oxford English Dictionary are seen on display at a bookstore in London on Jan. 16, 2026. (Mainichi/Hojin Fukunaga) Eleven English words of Japanese origin were added to the ...

THERE has been a remarkable surge of global interest in Japan recently, a trend most visibly evidenced by the dramatic influx of tourists. Filipino travelers, in particular, are arriving in record ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the nation’s language, culture and cuisine. The December 2025 ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the nation’s language, culture and cuisine. The December 2025 ...

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (UPI) --The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, reflecting the continued influence of Korean food, customs and ...

Eight Korean words have been newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), further cementing the global influence of Korean culture and language. The latest update by the Oxford University Press ...

Filipino brothers Seth and Rei Bacongallo shine at the UAE spelling bee championship, clinching two spots. Discover how their ...

The English language grows a little more every year. It becomes richer, warmer, and more diverse as people across the world create new words. It borrows expressions from other cultures or changes the ...

A new first-of-its-kind dictionary has been launched aimed at ending the need to understand Irish words “through the lens of English”. President Catherine Connolly was among those hailing the ...

The prestigious UK publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to ...