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

By Roger J. Kreuz Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual word or phrase that’s ...

It says something about the past year when the people who put out the Oxford Dictionary chose “brain rot” as the words of ...

Usually, however, there’s more of a mix, with some selections more prescient and useful than others. In 2005, for example, ...

There are already many nominations for 2024's word of the year. The right pick is the name of the world's most controversial ...

Like a good haul from a cookie exchange, the collection of words of the year is a seasonal treat with some delightful ...

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

Both the Cambridge Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary’s websites also feature audio clips ruling that ... He said ...

“Brat” is no longer negative. It now means an “estetik” trend defined by party-animal antics, cool-girl style and messy ...

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Beijing-On December 23, the NetEase Youdao Dictionary announced the 2024 Word of the Year: "damn." Official data shows that ...

Currently, on the Youdao Dictionary, the global pronunciation playback volume of the "damn" word has reached a staggering 49.6 million times. It has been ranked as the TOP 1 hot word in global ...