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From Rizz To WFH: Merriam-Webster Adds Adds Over 5,000 Words To Its Dictionary
Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including "petrichor," "teraflop," and "ghost kitchen"
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'Delulu', 'Lewk', 'Skibidi' Among 6,000 Words Added To Cambridge Dictionary
Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
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Dictionary.Com Names 'Demure' Word Of The Year 2024. Internet Reacts
At the peak of the trend, demure had 200 times more searches on Dictionary.com than it did on dates preceding August.
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'Boop', 'The Ick', 'Chef's Kiss' New Additions To Cambridge Dictionary
A few other quirky additions include IYKYK, which is the written abbreviation for "if you know you know".
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"Pogonotrophy'': Shashi Tharoor Learns New Word, Takes Dig At PM
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher -- pogonotrophy.
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"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
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Sesh, Caulrophobia Among New Words Added To Merriam-Webster
If you are an ardent user of terms like ''sesh'', ''vacay'', or even ''tallboy'', you are now free to express yourself even better as these words, along with others, have made it to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Quiddich, Cli-Fi Among New Words In Oxford Dictionary
Quiddich, a fantasy sport played in J K Rowling's magical Harry Potter frachise, along with words like 'cli-fi' and 'showmance' are among over 40 new additions in the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary.
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FLOTUS, Face-Palm Among 1,000 New Merriam-Webster Dictionary Entries
FLOTUS, face-palm, net neutrality along with terms from recent advances in science - such as CRISPR - are among over 1,000 new words added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the first time since 2014.
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Brexit: This Year's Key Political Term For The UK Enters Oxford Dictionary
Britain has yet to leave the European Union, but the term for its departure - Brexit - has earned a place in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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1,000 New Words Added to Oxford Dictionary
The Oxford Dictionary has added as many as 1,000 new words and phrases to its online version including 'al desko', 'lolcat', 'Duck face' and 'Obamacare', in its largest ever quarterly update.
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'Vape' is The Word of The Year for Oxford Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionaries picked "vape" -the act of smoking an e-cigarette as their new word of the year on Tuesday, with the affectionate "bae" and the more pragmatic "contactless" as runners-up.
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BlackBerry OS 10.1 details leaked ahead of its release
The company is said to be rolling out an updated BlackBerry OS 10.1 version to coincide with the launch of BlackBerry Q10.
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Keema, aloo and gobi make their way to Scrabble dictionary
Common words from Indian cuisines such as keema, aloo and gobi, and slangs like thang, innit and grrl have made their way to the latest Scrabble lexicon.The Collins Official Scrabble Words also now includes words from the Internet such as Wiki and Myspace among nearly 3,000 new additions to those allowed in the popular word game playe...
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From Rizz To WFH: Merriam-Webster Adds Adds Over 5,000 Words To Its Dictionary
Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including "petrichor," "teraflop," and "ghost kitchen"
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'Delulu', 'Lewk', 'Skibidi' Among 6,000 Words Added To Cambridge Dictionary
Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
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Dictionary.Com Names 'Demure' Word Of The Year 2024. Internet Reacts
At the peak of the trend, demure had 200 times more searches on Dictionary.com than it did on dates preceding August.
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'Boop', 'The Ick', 'Chef's Kiss' New Additions To Cambridge Dictionary
A few other quirky additions include IYKYK, which is the written abbreviation for "if you know you know".
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"Pogonotrophy'': Shashi Tharoor Learns New Word, Takes Dig At PM
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher -- pogonotrophy.
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"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
-
Sesh, Caulrophobia Among New Words Added To Merriam-Webster
If you are an ardent user of terms like ''sesh'', ''vacay'', or even ''tallboy'', you are now free to express yourself even better as these words, along with others, have made it to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
-
Quiddich, Cli-Fi Among New Words In Oxford Dictionary
Quiddich, a fantasy sport played in J K Rowling's magical Harry Potter frachise, along with words like 'cli-fi' and 'showmance' are among over 40 new additions in the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary.
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FLOTUS, Face-Palm Among 1,000 New Merriam-Webster Dictionary Entries
FLOTUS, face-palm, net neutrality along with terms from recent advances in science - such as CRISPR - are among over 1,000 new words added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the first time since 2014.
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Brexit: This Year's Key Political Term For The UK Enters Oxford Dictionary
Britain has yet to leave the European Union, but the term for its departure - Brexit - has earned a place in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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1,000 New Words Added to Oxford Dictionary
The Oxford Dictionary has added as many as 1,000 new words and phrases to its online version including 'al desko', 'lolcat', 'Duck face' and 'Obamacare', in its largest ever quarterly update.
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'Vape' is The Word of The Year for Oxford Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionaries picked "vape" -the act of smoking an e-cigarette as their new word of the year on Tuesday, with the affectionate "bae" and the more pragmatic "contactless" as runners-up.
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BlackBerry OS 10.1 details leaked ahead of its release
The company is said to be rolling out an updated BlackBerry OS 10.1 version to coincide with the launch of BlackBerry Q10.
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Keema, aloo and gobi make their way to Scrabble dictionary
Common words from Indian cuisines such as keema, aloo and gobi, and slangs like thang, innit and grrl have made their way to the latest Scrabble lexicon.The Collins Official Scrabble Words also now includes words from the Internet such as Wiki and Myspace among nearly 3,000 new additions to those allowed in the popular word game playe...
