National Thesaurus Day, on January 18th, honors Peter Mark Roget, the author of Roget’s Thesaurus, who was born on this day ...

The first word on our list that can’t be fully translated because it carries emotion behind it we don’t tend to pack into ...

It's a good time of the year to be messing around with words. The dark days of December bring the annual "best of" ...

Continuing the tradition, Lake Superior State University recently released its 2025 list of “Banished Words,” and, like ...

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has unveiled its annual 'banished words' list, following a tradition that dates back to ...

Words that made the short list for word of the year included brat and resilience which still mean what they’ve always meant. Then there were the “new” words which included ecotarian (someone who ...

Oxford notes that the term increased in usage frequency by 230% between 2023 and 2024. “Polarization” is the choice of ...

Words indigenous to Nigeria such as 'Japa', 'Agbero', 'Suya', 'Abi' and others have now found a home in the latest published update of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The updated published ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its vocabulary by adding 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest ...

Oxford English Dictionary has added new Nigerian English words, celebrating the country's culture and creativity. Dr.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially added 22 Nigerian-origin words and phrases to its latest edition, further ...

Japa, 419, agbero, abi, area boy, yahoo boy, yahoo, Edo, Kanuri, jand, cross-carpet, kobo, Naija, and suya are among the new ...