Shoogly, skooshy, beamer and bummer are among 13 new entries added by editors at the OED.

Other Scottish words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary include 'hoaching', 'beamer', and 'well-fired'. 'Hoaching' means 'full of or swarming with something', 'beamer' refers to a ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has included the word "lah into its lexicon, a significant nod to the uniqueness of Malaysian English. According to the OED, this colloquial particle is used as an ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

Gigil (pronounced “ghee-gill”), which the OED says dates to 1990 and is also used in Philippine English, refers to a feeling “so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to tightly ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of “untranslatable” words from other languages — without English equivalents — and gigil is one among them.

The Oxford English Dictionary added a bunch of anti-prefixed words this year, and unfortunately, these two were on the list. Bakla.

The OED was the Wikipedia of the nineteenth century – a huge crowdsourcing project in which, over seventy years between 1858 and 1928, members of the public were invited to read the books that ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several uniquely Sri Lankan words to its June 2025 update, OED.com has said.Among the new entries is “asweddumise”, meaning to prepare land for paddy ...

Furthermore, OED says employers contribute to unemployment benefits, not employees, and that in order to receive benefits, employees need to meet multiple eligibility requirements.

The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that no less than 13 Scottish words have been added to this year's edition. And it wouldn't be Scotland without the majority of the new additions referring ...