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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...
24 Dec, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
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.
10 Nov, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Covid-19 has infected global vocabularyTwo currently popular pandemic-related acronyms, WFH and PPE, have even pushed aside domestic Indian front-runners such as CAA and NRC.
06 May, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
Did you know 'satoshi', latest entry in Oxford, could be a tribute to bitcoin creator?Satoshi has been cited in respected newspapers like the Guardian in 2013.
24 Oct, 2019, 07.10 PM IST
A look at the evolution of tipping cultureThe concept of giving staff a small amount of money to appreciate good service becomes prevalent in English mansions
01 Dec, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
Have you looked up 'complicit' online? Your search made it the word of the yearLook-ups of the word increased nearly 300% over last year.
28 Nov, 2017, 06.59 PM IST
'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.
02 Nov, 2017, 06.21 PM IST
Google celebrates British lexicographer Samuel Johnson's 308th birthday with a doodleAlso called Dr Johnson, he was a poet, moralist, literary critic, essayist, lexicographer, biographer and an editor as well.
18 Sep, 2017, 03.11 PM IST
This Indian food item is the latest to be added in the Oxford English DictionaryChana and Chana Dal were a part of vast list of more than 600 other words and phrases.
28 Jun, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
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...
29 Dec, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
- Online dictionary lists buzzwords of 2009
Popular slang and phrases can define a time, indicate trends and creatively extend a language. News events that captured our imagination in...
22 Dec, 2009, 02.32 PM IST