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'Nyash’ & ‘Abeg’ Among Several African Phrases Added to Oxford English Dictionary

The move is aimed at recognising Africa's deep-rooted and widespread culture and values, with over 1,000 existing entries ...
Malay Mail

‘Love hotel’ — and 10 other Japanese words — just checked into the Oxford English Dictionary

Language doesn’t stand still — it absorbs, adapts and occasionally gets nudged along by pop culture. According to The Japan ...
Leadership

Oxford Dictionary Adds ‘Nyash’, ‘Abeg’, ‘Mammy Market,’ Others To English Lexicon

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon for 2026 with the inclusion of over 22 new expressions drawn ...
The Punch on MSN

Oxford Dictionary adds amala, abeg, other Nigerian words

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global ...
Hyperallergic

Tracing the 500-Year History of the English Dictionary

Clarence Major, Dictionary of Afro-American Slang (1970), The Queen's Vernacular: A Gay Lexicon, San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books (1972), and Cheris Kramarae and Paula Treichler with Ann Russo, A ...
Reader's Digest

15 Fascinating Facts About Dictionaries That Will Make You Want to Pick One Up

From dropped words to fake definitions, learn fun facts, hearsay, and scandal about our most useful language resource, and the words that make it up. You might be surprised to learn what the most ...