Speaking from his home in Washington, D.C., Fatsis reflects on the thousands of words that were added to the lexicon in 2025, ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the nation’s language, culture and cuisine.The December 2025 ...

The December 2025 update, released on the OED website on Wednesday, features over 500 new words, phrases and tenses, ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, Oxford ...

The new book explores the evolution of the dictionary, as well as how we use and create language Unabridged was featured on ...

Cambridge Dictionary has revealed "parasocial" as its word of the year for 2025, defined as involving a connection someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know. Psychologists ...

The Oxford Dictionary announced “rage bait” as the Word of the Year for 2025 on Monday (December 1). It indicates the dictionary’s continued preference for words linked to the digital world, following ...

None of these fans have ever met Swift in person. So why did so many get so choked up at the happy news? The answer is Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2025 — ‘parasocial.’ How does the ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Every year, dictionaries come to a verdict of a “Word of the Year” which is a single word that captures the spirit, concerns, or mood of that year. For 2025, the Cambridge Dictionary has selected a ...

‘Parasocial’ has been picked by Cambridge Dictionary as its word of the year, with it being among multiple AI-related words added to or updated in the lexicon this year. Cambridge Dictionary’s Colin ...

The dictionary pointed to several cultural moments that drove discussion around the term this year. Cambridge Dictionary announced that “parasocial” had been named its word of the year, citing a surge ...