Fact Check. Back in 2013, as part of a quarterly online update, the Oxford Dictionary added the word “twerk” to its collection.The addition came after Miley Cyrus’ widely discussed ...

Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used. A new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.

An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.) ...

The Oxford English Dictionary is what’s called a historical dictionary. Along with definitions, it includes evidence of a word’s origins and notes how its usage and meaning have changed over time.

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 ...

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

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 ...

The public can also contribute to the collection, which scholar and project editor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said will be added to Oxford English Dictionary.

Some years ago, Slate contributor Paul Collins became curious about the history of the word bonkers. After a letter to the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, its etymology was updated ...

A new research collaboration between Harvard University and Oxford University Press aims to compile the first fully-formed dictionary of African American English.