Town & Country

The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now

An excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the academic elite to create a foundation for our vocabulary. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town ...
Daily Press

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words

LONDON (AP) — What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi,” pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions ...
Journal Star

Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 690 new words including padawan, ’grammable and kayfabe

Merriam-Webster is the oldest dictionary-publishing company in America and Friday was a day of expansion for the English language. The company released the addition of 690 new words and meanings that ...

Lore, legend and just so many syllables: The Oxford English Dictionary is in the midst of a revamp

Squid Game, social media and a coffee craze came together to contribute one of the newest words in the Oxford English Dictionary. “Dalgona” was added in December. The beverage (2 tbsp each of instant ...
Yahoo

From 'bobolee' to 'pholourie,' the Oxford English Dictionary adds 12 new Caribbean words

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognized on Wednesday. The ...