Shoogly, skooshy, beamer and bummer are among 13 new entries added by editors at the OED.

The highly-anticipated Eminem-produced “Stans” documentary will hit theaters worldwide on Thursday, August 7. “Stans” is a song by the Detroit rapper, released in 2000, which refers to an obsessive, ...

On World Emoji Day, celebrated on July 17, we celebrate emojis in all their quirky, colorful glory. Love them or judge them, ...

More than 400 dictionaries, sourced from reputed universities across India and abroad, have been preserved for posterity at ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

The Oxford English Dictionary has included the word "lah into its lexicon, a significant nod to the uniqueness of Malaysian English. According to the OED, this colloquial particle is used as an ...

Third edition includes popular homegrown Canadian slang such as bunny hug and depanneur, along with plenty of surprises ...

Less than 2% of Africa’s estimated 2000 languages have a real online presence, including in localized software and websites, ...

The Oxford English Dictionary defines an ambassador as “an accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country." Official or not, I’ve been following the ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has included 11 new words that are quintessentially Australian in its latest update. Unsurprisingly, the new words have a lot to do with booze and footy. Oxford ...

That project, which is due for publication around 2028, is headed by Toronto editor John Chew, and will include the UBC lab’s ...

A Victoria-born word is among the latest additions to A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Created in 1967, ...