Largest Dictionary of English Slang Is Now Free Online to Help You Talk Like a Zoomer

The NYT’s guide is particularly notable for its insistence that a significant amount of today’s slang isn’t new at all. The ...
Mental Floss

13 Fascinating Facts About the Oxford English Dictionary

It took more than 70 years and tons of volunteer labor to create “the definitive record of the English language”—including an assist from a murderer. When the London Philological Society came up with ...
CNN

Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will focus on the ...
The Point

Gambian and other West African words enter Oxford English Dictionary

Ghanaian culture features prominently in the update. Traditional dance forms like adowa, a style originating among the Akan ...
The Irish Times

‘Spice bag’ and ‘morto’ among new words added to Oxford English Dictionary

The uniquely Irish culinary delicacy known as the “spice bag” has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford dictionary describes a spice bag as a “takeaway meal typically consisting of ...
The New York Times

Hip, Woke, Cool: It’s All Fodder For the Oxford Dictionary of African American English

The new lexicon, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. as editor in chief, will collect definitions and histories of words. “The bottom line of the African American people,” Gates said, is “these are people who ...
BBC

What is a dictionary?

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a ...