This "immense" three-letter word has some 430 senses, requiring a 60,000-word definition spread over 24 pages in the tiny print of the published dictionary or 221 pages in PDF form.

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They’re letting the dictionary define them as a person. Urban Dictionary is often viewed as a sophomoric source for dirty words, but now bored social media users have tapped into the crowd ...

THE definition of the word ‘Yid’ in the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated to include ‘a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’. Usage of the term to describe ...

Accountants should not be dismissed as dull bean-counters, a major industry body has said as it takes issue with the Oxford English Dictionary's definition of the role.The Association of Chartered ...

Oxford English Dictionary changes definition of ‘woman’ after complaints that it was ‘sexist’ Changes come following petition which has gained more than 34,000 signatures and claims ...

He’s a loser, the definition of a loser. Cry, complain, act like a little bitch, act like a girl, and then go leave his team. No, you can’t blame it on your team because they’re not the ones ...

For word nerds, "polarization" and verb "polarize" date to the early 1800s, when they first described light waves, according to the dictionary. The meaning of "polarize" — to cause to vibrate in ...

The American dictionary Merriam-Webster is to change its definition of the word racism after receiving an email from a young black woman. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University in ...

Faking, according to Vaux’s definition, could once be taken to mean everything from robbing to murdering, cutting to breaking, pinching to writing, and making something to breaking something.

THE definition of the word ‘Yid’ in the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated to include ‘a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur… ...