Nigerian English words have recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), but there is still a debate in the country about what constitutes proper English, as the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo ...

Now that you know why ghosts say “boo,” find out a few regional terms for spirits and haunts that you might want to work into ...

Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed ...

When was the first English dictionary written and who wrote it? How old is the oldest known dictionary? These were the sort of questions third grade students were asked Friday when they were presented ...

If not, never mind. You may nonetheless be familiar with Liberman’s many published works on etymology, including the recent, delightful Take My Word for It: A Dictionary of English Idioms (2022 ...

But what about the etymology of tennis ... still holds water today. As the Oxford English Dictionary recounts, Minsheu argued that tennis derives from the French imperative tenez, meaning ...

You can now raise a glass to 10 new Welsh words in the Oxford English Dictionary - including the phrase for cheers. Iechyd da, which means good health and is said before having a drink ...

I have a special interest in the etymology of “serendipity”, partly as a result of being the Sri Lankan English consultant of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In particular I try to correct the ...

A selection of Welsh words and terms have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary as part of its latest update. Editors say the 10 Welsh words and phrases have been included as they have been ...

October has arrived, which means it’s finally possible to walk to class without boiling alive, and the over-12,000 trees that dot the campus are transforming into brilliant shades of yellow, orange ...

The term “waka jumper” has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The colloquial phrase, which is used almost exclusively in New Zealand politics, is among several new words the ...