Back in 2013, as part of a quarterly online update, the Oxford Dictionary added the word “twerk” to its collection. The addition came after Miley Cyrus’ widely discussed performance at the MTV Video ...

Language is constantly evolving and dictionaries are always trying to capture the latest additions to how we communicate. Queer language moves quickly and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) managed ...

LONDON - In true COVID-19 pandemic fashion, Oxford English Dictionary has named "vax" as the 2021 word of the year. "When our lexicographers began digging into our English language corpus data it ...

In 2022, the Oxford English Dictionary added 18 new LGBTQ-related terms to its repository of English words. Credit: Mashable Communities around the world have ushered in the New Year, tying up the ...

Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.

Words indigenous to Nigeria such as 'Japa', 'Agbero', 'Suya', 'Abi' and others have now found a home in the latest published update of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The updated published ...