Today in History for July 26: In 1603, James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England. He then authorized an English translation of the Scriptures, first published in 1611 and known since as ...

See if you can determine when these words first appeared in print, per the Oxford English Dictionary, in the quiz below. If dating words seems like a daunting task, it was.

Jack Draper has all the tennis tools to succeed at his home major, but being British at Wimbledon is a test of character like few in sports.

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

WHEN you see something cute — a baby, an object or an animal, for example, and you feel the urge to squeeze whatever it is, there is now an English word for it. And that word happens to originate from ...

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

Eleven Filipino words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its March 2025 update. Eight of the words were added as new entries.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words like 'gigil,' 'alamak,' 'kaya toast,' and 'videoke,' highlighting global influences and untranslatable terms from the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

‘Untranslatable’ Irish, Filipino and Malaysian words added to Oxford English Dictionary Several world foods including otak-otak, lumpia and spice bag make the list ...

'Spice bag', 'ludraman' and 'class' are among the Irish English words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update.

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