The “sweet snack consisting of two small, very thin, circular waffles sandwiched together with a syrup or caramel filling” – ...

The beloved Dutch treat, stroopwafel, has officially been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), marking a significant ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added seven new Korean words, including “dalgona” and “maknae”. According to the ...

Do you sometimes wonder whether ‘data’ should be pronounced as dEYta or dAta? It could be the data we gather in the course of research ...

When headline writers try to describe the weirdness of Jan. 6, and the surreal experience Vice President Kamala Harris has had today, the word “awkward” keeps coming up. “Harris Faces an Awkward ...

Though Chen Po-jung struck gold selling English in 1970s Taiwan, in 1980 he decided to bring his family to America, a dream ...

I met Merl Reagle for the first time at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) back in 2015. We didn’t talk for long ...

This Word of the Year (WOTY) has been chosen every year since at least 1990. According to Dictionary.com, “These words serve ...

In a sign of the times, 2024 whizzed by in the instant it took for a bullet to travel 150 yards from a rooftop through a ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English ...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said its name can be pronounced with either an “aitch” or a “haitch” because it respects ...

Until the early 1900s, people would vie to be the first to greet others on Dec. 25 by shouting “Christmas gift!” Here's why.