In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources. The culmination ...

The Reform UK leader pointed out Sir Jim Ratcliffe only apologised for using the word 'colonised' and that most of his points were 'non-controversial'.

Manchester United’s majority owners, the Glazers, are the dictionary definition of unpopular owners.In spite of spending 20 ...

Putin’s dictionary certainly promotes traditional family values. The definition of the word “hatred” gives the example usage “hatred of the institution of the family,” while the word “heroine” is ...

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The concise editions of the Oxford English Dictionary are seen on display at a bookstore in London on Jan. 16, 2026. (Mainichi/Hojin Fukunaga) Eleven English words of Japanese origin were added to the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

As slang finds its way into lexical institutions, experts ponder its place on the internet. By Julia Carpenter There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when ...

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 ...

You will never buy another bra again after trying this Align V-Neck style. The fabric feels weightless but still provides the "perfect amount of support and coverage," according to shoppers. Speaking ...

It’s rare for a dictionary to claim that a word has no definition. But that’s what Dictionary.com said about its recently announced word of the year: “67,” pronounced “six-seven,” the slang term that ...