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What is 'brain rot', the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year?
3 weeks ago

What is 'brain rot', the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year?

Firstpost  

Becoming a hot topic across the internet, the term ‘brain rot’ garnered over 37,000 votes to secure its place as Oxford Dictionary’s 2024 Word of the Year. The term describes the effect of spending too much time online and consuming low-quality, mindless content, primarily on social media The term "brain rot" is officially defined as “the supposed deterioration of a …

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‘Brain rot’ becomes the Oxford word of the year for 2024
3 weeks ago

‘Brain rot’ becomes the Oxford word of the year for 2024

The Independent  

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A dating dictionary with 10 trending terms to help you survive modern love
3 weeks, 3 days ago

A dating dictionary with 10 trending terms to help you survive modern love

India Today  

Navigating the world of online dating in 2024 is like stepping into a linguistic labyrinth. The digital-first ‘relationship’ often leaves one person emotionally hooked and the other completely detached. This is when someone cuts off direct contact but continues to linger on your social media, liking your posts or viewing your stories without actually engaging. Watching and engaging with someone’s …

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Demure, manifest, enshittification: How every 2024 ‘Word of the Year’ has been yassified by Gen Z
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Demure, manifest, enshittification: How every 2024 ‘Word of the Year’ has been yassified by Gen Z

Hindustan Times  

As 2024 progresses, it’s impossible to ignore the growing influence of Gen Z on language and culture. Dictionary.com's Word of The Year — Demure One of the standout words of 2024, according to Dictionary.com, is “demure”. Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year — Manifest Similarly, in a striking shift from past years, Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024 …

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Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024
4 weeks ago

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024

Al Jazeera  

Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024. “This word captures what many of us feel is happening to the world and to so many aspects of our lives at the moment,” the dictionary’s judging committee said in a statement …

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Why ‘manifest’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024
1 month ago

Why ‘manifest’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024

Live Mint  

The Cambridge Dictionary has named “manifest” as its Word of the Year for 2024, citing a remarkable surge in lookups and its widespread use across various contexts. Publishing Manager Wendalyn Nichols explained the decision, stating, “When we choose a Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year, we have three considerations: user data, zeitgeist, and language. Manifest won this year because it …

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Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ crowned word of the year by Collins dictionary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ crowned word of the year by Collins dictionary

The Independent  

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Go back to dictionary meaning of ‘forest’: Supreme Court
10 months ago

Go back to dictionary meaning of ‘forest’: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday, in a significant order, directed that the expression ‘forest’ will continue to have a “broad and all-encompassing” meaning for the time being, and include 1.97 lakh square km of undeclared forest lands. However, the court directed the government for clarity’s sake to revert to the “dictionary meaning” of ‘forest’ as upheld in a 1996 Supreme …

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Witerati: New Year Resolves, se-rizz-ly!
11 months, 1 week ago

Witerati: New Year Resolves, se-rizz-ly!

Hindustan Times  

Every time when a year rings out and a new one rings in, one is driven to keep a tryst with that thing one hasn’t touched through the year — Dictionary. The Oxford dictionary Shortlist might set the mood for 2024. Credit it on vocabulary builders like Oxford Dictionary which comes out with its Shortlist for Word of the Year. …

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Cambridge Dictionary reveals word of the year for 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Cambridge Dictionary reveals word of the year for 2023

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for …

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Bazball included in dictionary? Labuschagne shreds the move into pieces by labelling it 'garbage' - WATCH
1 year, 1 month ago

Bazball included in dictionary? Labuschagne shreds the move into pieces by labelling it 'garbage' - WATCH

India TV News  

Bazball, it seems is not leaving the cricket grapevine anytime soon with it becoming legit after its induction to the Collins Dictionary. In the dictionary, Bazball is described as "A test cricket style where the batting side aims to seize the initiative by playing in an exceptionally aggressive manner." Australia, who levelled 2-2 against England in the away Ashes series …

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Word of the Year: Collins Dictionary crowns ‘AI’ as winner for 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Word of the Year: Collins Dictionary crowns ‘AI’ as winner for 2023

Live Mint  

Collins Dictionary has declared "AI," the abbreviation for artificial intelligence, as the Word of the Year for 2023, as per an AFP report. He mentioned, “We know that AI has been a big focus this year in the way that it has developed and has quickly become as ubiquitous and embedded in our lives as email, streaming, or any other …

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Difference between 'gender', 'sex', 'gender identity' and other confusing terms
1 year, 2 months ago

Difference between 'gender', 'sex', 'gender identity' and other confusing terms

India Today  

Gender is a social and cultural construct, and is understood and experienced differently around the world and across various cultures. Gender identity is a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors and may not necessarily align with an individual's chromosomal sex. Oxford Dictionary defines ‘gender identity’ as: “a person's innate sense of their gender.” Example: A person may have …

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Girlboss, Thirst Trap, Rizz: The meaning of these Gen-Z words and more added to Merriam- Webster's dictionary
1 year, 2 months ago

Girlboss, Thirst Trap, Rizz: The meaning of these Gen-Z words and more added to Merriam- Webster's dictionary

Firstpost  

Merriam-Webster has added an unbelievable 690 words from all walks of life in the most recent version. Numerous new words, such as Thirst Trap, chef’s kiss, grammable, and beast mode, have been introduced to the famed dictionary, along with other slangs like doggo, rizz, goated, bussin, and simp Dictionaries are also evolving along with the continuously updating language of Generation …

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Merriam-Webster dictionary shares definition of ‘dramaturgically’ after Jeremy Strong’s viral usage
1 year, 8 months ago

Merriam-Webster dictionary shares definition of ‘dramaturgically’ after Jeremy Strong’s viral usage

The Independent  

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Term poking fun at climate activists’ protest methods named Dutch Word of the Year
2 years ago

Term poking fun at climate activists’ protest methods named Dutch Word of the Year

NL Times  

The new Dutch term klimaatklever was voted the 2022 Word of the Year. According to Van Dale, the dictionary publisher that runs the contest every year, a klimaatklever is “an activist who glues themself to an object of symbolic value to draw the public’s attention to the climate crisis.” The new slang term is derived from the Dutch words for …

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Cambridge Dictionary Adds New Definition To Words 'Man', 'Woman' To Now Include Trans People
2 years ago

Cambridge Dictionary Adds New Definition To Words 'Man', 'Woman' To Now Include Trans People

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Cambridge dictionary has added new supplementary definitions for both ‘man’ and ‘woman’ to include anyone that identifies as a gender other than their biological sex. The Cambridge primary definition for a woman remains unchanged – an adult female human being – it now Included in the definition are two examples referencing transgender people. One example reads, “She …

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Learn English: 'Goblin Mode' Named As Word Of Year by Oxford Dictionary, What is Means?
2 years ago

Learn English: 'Goblin Mode' Named As Word Of Year by Oxford Dictionary, What is Means?

News 18  

The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the slang term “goblin mode” as the word of the year, using a public vote for the first time in its history. “Goblin mode” is a slang term that is used to describe a type of behaviour, which is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or …

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Do what you want: Oxford English Dictionary's word of year 2022 is…
2 years ago

Do what you want: Oxford English Dictionary's word of year 2022 is…

Hindustan Times  

The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the term "goblin mode" as the word of the year 200 after a public vote for the first time in its history. "Goblin mode" is a slang term used to describe a type of behaviour, which is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” Word …

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Bachelor’s Handbag, a roast chicken takeaway makes it to Australian lexicon as ‘Word of the Year’
2 years ago

Bachelor’s Handbag, a roast chicken takeaway makes it to Australian lexicon as ‘Word of the Year’

Firstpost  

The origin of the word stems from the fact that such a chicken requires no further preparation or cooking before consumption, so it is in fact an easy meal preferred by a single person. The roast chicken meal often comes wrapped in a plastic bag with a handle with which one can carry it home New Delhi: A roast chicken …

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Explained: The meaning of 'Bachelor's handbag,' the Australian dictionary's people's word of the year
2 years ago

Explained: The meaning of 'Bachelor's handbag,' the Australian dictionary's people's word of the year

Firstpost  

Bachelor’s handbag — a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag — has been voted the Australian people’s choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said. The term was defined as a ‘noun colloquial a takeaway roast chicken’ by the Australian English dictionary Sydney: Bachelor’s handbag — a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag — …

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Oxford English Dictionary add famous Mourinho and Fergie phrases
2 years, 2 months ago

Oxford English Dictionary add famous Mourinho and Fergie phrases

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Legendary football managers Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex …

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A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law
2 years, 4 months ago

A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law

NPR  

A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images A school district in southwestern Florida has made headlines for rejecting a donation of dictionaries because of a freeze on new books in its libraries and classrooms. Reese said when the new law took effect, the …

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Is ‘ch***ya’ an abusive word? Anurag Kashyap took a dictionary to Satya screening to convince censor board it isn't
2 years, 4 months ago

Is ‘ch***ya’ an abusive word? Anurag Kashyap took a dictionary to Satya screening to convince censor board it isn't

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has revealed that he carried a Hindi dictionary to explain a word to the "censor board" when his1998 film Satya went for screening before the Central Board for Film Certification. Anurag Kashyap recalls the ‘censor screening’ for Satya. Anurag has shared a video which explains how the word 'chu**ya' is not an abusive term, though it is …

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