From ramyeon to haenyeo, eight Korean words enter Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, Oxford Languages announced Wednesday.
New York Post

Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year introduces a new way to troll social media users

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to ...
Fast Company

Latest Victim of the Internet: The Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary, currently a 20 volume, 750-pound monstrosity, has been the authoritive word on the words of the English language for 126 years. The OED3, the first new edition since ...
Teen Vogue

Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Last Word Zyzzyva

If you like having the last word, you'll want to take note of the Oxford English Dictionary's newest word. "Zythum," the former last word in the whole dictionary — AKA the last word in the English ...
Wired

The Oxford English Dictionary Definitions of 'Print' And 'Digital'

The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the bibliophile's equivalent to the movie geek's high-end home theater setup. It's a mighty, totem-like symbol of mystical multiple-shelf-spanning ...
NPR

A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English

Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.
Daily Mail

Oxford English Dictionary announces new Australian additions - so how many of these phrases from Down Under do YOU recognise?

'Pash rash', 'strain the potatoes', 'no wuckers' are just a few of the new Australian English words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The OED, which is widely regarded as the accepted authority ...
The New York Times

It Is What It Is: How the Oxford English Dictionary parked the bus against the language of football

Welcome to the latest instalment of It Is What It Is, the sister column to Adam Hurrey’s Football Cliches podcast, a parallel mission into the heart of the tiny things in football you never thought ...