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

Thus, Beyoncé's name has a French origin. In 2004, the term "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary due to the popularity of Destiny's Child's hit.

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 ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable.

And the Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update shows that the same is true of woke: The term, which has spread virally in recent years after being embraced by the Black Lives Matter movement ...

The dictionary, published by Oxford University Press, observed a 45 percent increase in the number of times that "toxic" was looked up on its website this year.

In July 1915 an ailing James Murray (pictured), one of the early editors of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), defined one final word. He had dedicated 36 years to the dictionary; his toil had ...

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 ...

In addition to appearing in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the entries will also be added to the wider word bank of the Oxford English Dictionary, Professor Gates said.

Not everyone is happy that the Oxford English Dictionary now includes several unique Nigerian words.

The Oxford English Dictionary added a total of 18 new LGBTQ-related words in 2022 — an effort to acknowledge the diverse communities of LGBTQ people around the world, their shared and ...

In 2004, the term "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary due to the popularity of Destiny's Child's hit. Beyoncé, who holds the title as the most-decorated singer in Grammys ...