Speaking from his home in Washington, D.C., Fatsis reflects on the thousands of words that were added to the lexicon in 2025, ...

In a significant nod to the vibrant linguistic contributions of Nigeria and West Africa, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon once again.

The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the inclusion of several Nigerian words and expressions in its ...

The December 2025 update, released on the OED website on Wednesday, features over 500 new words, phrases and tenses, ...

In January 2025, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Oxford English Dictionary added Nigerian terms, including Japa, 419, agberoo, abi, area boy, yahoo boy, yahoo, Edo, and Kanuri, to its global ...

How do new words like “safe space,” “dogpile,” and “alt-right” make it into the dictionary? Journalist Stefan Fatsis finds ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For some readers, a dictionary opens up a world. This is my tribe: all of us dinosaurs from the genus ...

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The terms, which started as online slang, are expected to have staying power. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta A gibberish word, a gender-regressive label and the shorthand for delusional thinking have all ...

"Skibidi", "tradwife" and other slang terms popularised on social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. Skibidi is a gibberish term which gained ...

Gigil, a Philippine word added to the Oxford English Dictionary, decribes the feeling we get when we see someone or something cute Ever found yourself speechless in the presence of overwhelming ...