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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several "untranslatable" words, including 'gigil,' a Tagalog term describing intense cuteness. These new words, from diverse global regions, address ...
The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable. By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize ...
The world’s leading digital dictionary has named “demure” its Word of the Year — a very mindful choice that came after lexicographers analyzed a massive amount of data to determine what ...
Dictionary.com lexicographers analyze headlines, social media trends, search engine results and other data to come up with the word of the year. This year, it's "demure." ...
The word won the People’s Choice and the Committee’s Choice, which is the third time that has happened since 2006 when the dictionary began naming a Word of the Year.
Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.
Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Manifest' As Word Of 2024, Shares Its Definition Mentions of the term surged during the pandemic and have continued to grow, particularly on TikTok and other social ...
Cambridge Dictionary has announced its 2024 word of the year is "manifest," a formal 600-year-old word that's been given new life as Olympians, entertainers and social media influencers ...
Earlier this month, Collins Dictionary named “brat” its word of the year, defining it as someone “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.” ...
vampire: a vampire device or vampire appliance is one which uses energy even when not in use. This is a new, adjective sense of an existing word. About Cambridge Dictionary ...
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