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1 year, 4 months ago

‘Swaero’ makes it to Oxford dictionary

Swaero, a word that has been adopted by the students and alumni of Social Welfare schools and colleges in Telangana, has made its way to the Compact Oxford English-English-Telugu Dictionary. The new edition of the dictionary defines it as: “Swaero: SW+Aero literally means the sky is the limit to the social welfare students, also used as a type of aspirational …

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1 year, 5 months ago

15 Football-related Phrases Make Way into Oxford English Dictionary

News 18

A number of footballing terms have found their places in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary. Apart from names of some special skills, a few tactical lingo have been added to the dictionary including Sir Alex Ferguson-coined ‘squeaky bum time’ and Jose Mourinho’s famous strategy of ‘parking the bus’. The phrase, ‘squeaky bum time’, first came to light …

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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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3 years ago

What is Urban Dictionary and why are people searching their name on it?

India Today

Urban Dictionary was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham as a crowdsourced dictionary for slang words. Earlier, Urban Dictionary was viewed as a basic source to know the meaning of slang words but now the bored yet creative social media users have turned to the glossary to find definitions for their names not found in the Oxford English Dictionary. This …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Why are people searching their names on Urban Dictionary? Everything you need to know about this wild trend

India TV News

Highlights Urban dictionary name trend started when Instagram user @bymayuuu's query went viral Twitter and Instagram users started posting these name definitions on their social media profiles Urban Dictionary was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham as a crowdsourced dictionary for slang words Until now Urban Dictionary was viewed as a basic source to know the meanings of slangs but …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Dictionaries offer final word on buildings

China Daily

The three dictionaries Wang Qijun compiled－ An Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, An Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Gardensand An Illustrated Dictionary of Western Architecture. The three dictionaries act like a mysterious pair of glasses through which readers can not only understand ancient Chinese architecture and gardens, but also expand their international perspective, and have a glimpse of global architectural culture, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk Made a 'Typo' and Twitter Wants You to 'Hodl' Cryptocurrency Dictionary to Decode it

News 18

Elon Musk’s love for cryptocurrencies remains undefeated. What does the future hodl?— Elon Musk April 24, 2021 Others offered to pass the dictionary to Mr Musk. https://t.co/9Vk4EWgFcY— Blub Bortles April 25, 2021 a dictionary https://t.co/LpvD3FOS8k— 2 Bit Natalie April 24, 2021 “HODL is a term derived from a misspelling of “hold” that refers to buy-and-hold strategies in the context of …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Cartoonist compiles first dictionary of Kundapra Kannada

The Hindu

Panju Gangolli, noted cartoonist living in Mumbai, has toiled for nearly two decades to come up with the first ever dictionary of his native tongue Kundapra Kannada - a unique dialect of Kannada spoken in and around Kundapura taluk of Udupi district. The dictionary with over ten thousand words and 1,500 idioms in use in Kundapra Kannada, published with support …

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4 years, 1 month ago

'Lockdown' chosen as Word of the Year 2020 by Collins Dictionary