The word took off in August after content creator Jools Lebron, posted on TikTok abut her demure work outfit and mindful make ...

A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that ...

"Brain rot" has been announced as the Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2024. The term has been defined by the dictionary as the "supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual ...

Y ou could argue that the cornerstone from which Oxford University Press originally built itself into a worldwide academic ...

(JTA) — “Yiddo,” a variation of the derogatory term “yid,” is a new entry in the Oxford ... The dictionary describes itself as “the definitive record of the English language.” ...

Which is true in a way, but does not tell the entire story, as Oxford Languages, the tech and lexical division that evolved from its dictionary arm, is one of OUP’s best-performing outposts.

This year's shortlist for the Oxford Word of 2024 includes references to ticketing scandals, TikTok trends and fiction-book ...

Ten new Welsh words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, including the phrase for cheers. The BBC's Harriet Morgan looks at some of the new words and their pronunciation. They also ...

Deborah Cameron, Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University, explains that modern dictionaries aim to record how language is actually used by people, and are based on a huge ...

"Oxford University Press is committed to preserving and enriching languages, promoting global linguistic diversity and ...