OXFORD Languages has announced its latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), introducing several Guyanese English ...

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Ten Welsh words have been added to the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, it has been announced. The OED is ...

Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks ...

Portmanteau words came pouring in. A popular one, submitted by Beth Barovick, of Wayland; Bruce Hamilton, of Hanson; Geoffrey ...

A sophisticated, formal word used to describe casual or formal meetings between people. This word is often used to refer to ...

Kitu kidogo is a Swahili word for money offered or accepted as an inducement or bribe while panya route is a secret path or roundabout route, especially one used for smuggling. The Oxford University ...

You might be familiar with this term in English, but the French version has several very different meanings (one of which can ...

In an election year, the Yiddish word 'schlub' provides a handy, if somewhat gendered, way to separate the competent from the ...