Words from the Isle of Man for a traditional open-hearth fireplace, an outside toilet and friendly conversation or chat are ...

A word which baffled the producers of the latest series of Race Across the World is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the ...

A critic faulted Webster’s Third in the 1960s for its “extreme tolerance of crude neologisms.” Similar complaints abound in ...

The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region. The longest word is “carry-go-bring-come." It dates from 1825 and means gossip ...

Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, writer, public speaker and musician. He is based in Hawke's Bay. The Oxford English Dictionary has been trawling the world for words to add to its wordy, worldly ...

The Cambridge Dictionary recently caused a stir when 'skibidi', 'delulu' and 'tradwife' were among more than 6,000 new ...

Susie Dent’s winning novel follows a team of lexicographers investigating cryptic letters related to a long-ago disappearance ...

A word which baffled producers of a hit BBC competition when it was used by Welsh participants is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update. Fin told the ...

Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include ...