According to Oxford, the word was first used in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book “Walden ... decides what is the word of the year? Many dictionary organizations have issued their ...

Words commonly used in association with video games and the name of a Dutch sweet treat are among the terms that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary ... also among the gaming terms added ...

The Oxford lexicographers have updated the dictionary with 29 ... I later learnt was Nigerian English," author and publisher Eghosa Imasuen said. Imasuen's book Fine Boys, which was published ...

Goodbye, "goblin mode." Hello, "rizz." Folks, we've done it again — as a collective, we've pushed the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary into making a slang term its word of the year.