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'Brat' named word of the year by Collins dictionaryIn 2024, 'brat' has adopted a new cultural significance, symbolizing confidence and independence, thanks to Charli XCX's album Brat. This f...
Best German to English dictionaries to power up your vocabularyThe article presents you with the top German to English dictionaries available, catering to learners and enthusiasts of the German language...
AI named Collins Dictionary word of the year; Bazball, made famous by English coach Brendon McCullum, also finds a berthCollins Dictionary's 2023 listing is out, and there are not too many surprises here!
'AI' named Collins Word of the Year"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 l...
Goblin mode, gaslight, permacrisis: A look at 2022's words of the yearIn a year when the world opened up again, and the pandemic and lockdowns engendered in us new world views and priorities, a renewed sense o...
Permacrisis is Collins Dictionary's word of the year. Know why and its meaningGlasgow-based HarperCollins is the publisher of the Collins Dictionary. The dictionary is run by Collins Learning, a branch of HarperCollin...
Sticking to the digital trend, Collins Dictionary picks NFT as word of the yearNFT is short for non-fungible token.
Lockdown captures 2020 in a wordThat it surpassed ‘coronavirus’ in usage shows its bearing on the public’s mind.
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Collins Dictionary picks 'lockdown' as Word of the Year, thanks to the pandemic'Coronavirus', 'social distancing', 'self-isolate' and 'furlough' were included in the list.
Words that traipse their way into languageTailor-making language to fit what’s trending socially and politically.
Toxic, misinformation, nomophobia: Words that had the world's attention in 2018Global Language Monitor (GLM), which tracks top trending words, named 'The Moment' its top word of 2018.
Other tongues still add spice to englishA few of them seem to have immediate relevance to Indian users of English, though our own regional languages also regularly add masala to a...
Dictionaries have it in for the TrumpsIt remains to be seen whether Oxford and Merriam-Webster also choose words associated with the US First Family. That would be quite a lingu...
'Fake News': Why Donald Trump should take note of 'bully pulpit'Fake news, either as a statement of fact or as an accusation, has been inescapable this year, contributing to the undermining of society’s ...
'Fake news' beats 'gender-fluid', 'fidget spinner' to become 2017's word of the yearThe use of 'fake news' registered a 365 per cent rise in the last 12 months.
Top words of 2014: Vape, culture, photobomb, overshareTerms like 'vape', 'culture', 'photobomb', 'overshare' and 'heart emoji' were significant throughout the past 12 months and have been named...