Oxford English Dictionary

Fans await the K-pop boy band BTS visit to the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City last year.

Arts

Oxford English Dictionary rides the K-wave with a big Korean update

5:23pm October 14, 2021

by Tien Le

The influence of Korean culture has reached the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary: 26 new words related to Korean culture were added and 11 words were revised.

A social distancing sign on the ground. "Social distancing" was one of dozens of terms highlighted by researchers in Oxford Languages' 2020 Word of the Year campaign.

Arts

Oxford's Defining Words Of 2020: 'Blursday,' 'Systemic Racism' And Yes, 'Pandemic'

9:07pm November 23, 2020

by Reese Oxner

Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens.

Dictionary Fans Might Squee: OED Adds New Words, Because YOLO

4:29pm September 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A fusty old tome? Fuhgeddaboudit. The Oxford English Dictionary regularly updates to reflect English's evolution. The latest additions include "gender-fluid," "biatch" and a batch of Dahlesque words.

National

Can You Use That In A Sentence? Dictionary Adds New Words

6:31pm September 02, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Oxford Dictionaries has updated its offerings with a number of new words, so, naturally, we held a contest to see who could use the most in a single sentence.

Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Words, Offers Clarity On Old Ones

5:58pm June 25, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

The OED unveils some modern coinage and explains a Supreme Court justice's choice of words.