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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 it ...

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 the ...

There’s a word in the zeitgeist that illustrates the point, in fact – one that has been threatening the laissez-faire ...

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.

Nigerian English words have recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), but there is still a debate in the country about what constitutes proper English, as the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo ...