‘AI’ named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary
Lexicographers at Collins Dictionary put AI at the top of the list after looking at media sources, including social content.
Fri Nov 03 2023
Soccer: It's official - Pele is now defined as someone 'out of the ordinary'
Having reached more than 100,000 signatures, the name of Pele, who died in December, is now an entry in the dictionary.
Thu Apr 27 2023
22 words we'll be using in 2022
What if we made a resolution to add 22 more to our everyday vocabulary to start 2022 on a good (lexical) footing?
Fri Jan 14 2022
Are you affected by the biggest password leak in history? Here's how to check...
It's the biggest password leak in the history of the internet.
Sat Jun 12 2021
Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic
For the first time, two dictionary companies on Monday, Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com, declared the same word as their tops: pandemic.
Tue Dec 01 2020
'Lockdown' dipilih perkataan paling popular tahun ini
Ia dipilih pakar linguistik kerana maknanya mula berkembang di peringkat global susulan reaksi perkhidmatan kesihatan awam terhadap COVID-19.
Wed Nov 11 2020
Grab berhasrat meningkatkan jumlah pemandu istimewa kepada 1,000 orang
Grab berhasrat untuk meningkatkan jumlah para pemandu berkelainan upaya seperti bisu, pekak ataupun lumpuh kepada 1,000 orang.
Fri Sep 27 2019
Merriam-Webster is trolling the Trump administration again
The dictionary company, which had been using not-so-subtle tweets to troll Donald Trump (both the candidate and President),took to Twitter to school Kellyanne Conway on what being a feminist means.
Sat Feb 25 2017
'Halal snack pack' named Australia's People's Choice Word of the Year
HSP shot to fame in 2016 after a social media group called the "Halal Snack Pack Appreciation Society" rapidly gained media attention for attracting more than 150,000 members.
Wed Feb 01 2017
'Democracy sausage' wins Aussie word of the year
The Australian National Dictionary Centre defined it Wednesday as a barbecued sausage served on bread and bought at a polling booth "sizzle" on election day, which fell on July 2 this year.
Wed Dec 14 2016
The word bankrupt doesn't exist in national economic dictionary - PM
The word bankrupt does not exist in the Malaysian economic dictionary, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Thu Dec 01 2016
'Char Kway Teow', 'Chicken Rice' and 'Rendang' make it into the Oxford English Dictionary
Other words acknowledged by the 150-year-old dictionary are 'Aiyah', 'Aiyoh', 'Ang Pow, 'Atas', 'Balut', 'Bodoh', 'Kopitiam', and 'Mamak'.
Tue Sep 13 2016
Word of the Year 2015: Kamus Oxford pilih emoji 'Wajah Dengan Air Mata Gembira'
Perkataan pilihan Kamus Oxford tahun ini merupakan emoji yang dikenali dengan nama rasminya, Wajah Dengan Air Mata Gembira.
Wed Dec 16 2015
'Selfie', 'hashtag' and 'tweet' included in Dewan dictionary
'selfie', 'hashtag' and 'tweet' have made it into the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) dictionary.
Sun May 25 2014
Miley's twerking dance officially enters lexicon
"Twerking", the raunchy dance that set tongues wagging when enthusiastically performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV awards, is one of the new terms to make the latest Oxford dictionary update.
Wed Aug 28 2013