"I was playing an American gentleman and he said 'that's a beautiful word' and actually gave me a high five over the board ...

Every year, we eagerly wait for end-of-year highlights: Spotify Wrapped, Artist Wrapped, Apple Music Replay, the best movies, top travel destinations, and more. Now, dictionaries have revealed another ...

BEIJING, China, December 24, 2024 (EZ Newswire) -- On December 23, the NetEase Youdao Dictionary announced the 2024 Word of the Year: “damn.” Official data shows that the search volume for ...

The 2024 "Words of the Year" were revealed from top dictionaries like Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and Cambridge. Dictionary.com’s top word was "demure," reflecting a surge in ...

Every year, lexicographers compile their dictionaries by analysing social media platforms to identify new words for inclusion. Many of these words reflect the diverse social trends of that ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

Former prime minister Liz Truss became the shortest-serving UK leader after resigning last month Permacrisis - a word describing the feeling of living through a period of war, inflation, and ...

Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed ...