Word of the day: Despite being in active use since the early 20th century, "umpteen" remains one of the most misunderstood and underused in...

Gobsmacked means being completely astonished, amazed, or shocked. It is stronger than ordinary surprise, featuring disbelief or being taken...

Sussing, a British slang term from the 1950s, means figuring something out through careful observation and common sense, often by reading c...

Despite its cheerful sound, the word 'jimjams' refers to feelings of depression, anxiety, or nervousness, not pajamas. This informal noun, ...

Neologism meaning: Neologisms are new words, expressions, or meanings that emerge to describe evolving ideas, technologies, and cultural sh...

A Hindi swear word has entered the global lexicon, highlighted by its recent use by a Georgetown University professor while discussing the ...

During an interview with a Pakistani journalist, American political scientist Carol Christine Fair used a Hindi slang term, "c**tiya," to d...

Tony Thorne, a British linguist, explains how slang evolves and proliferates rapidly online through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He...

The New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, presents another exciting challenge for players.

The British Council released 90 influential words for their 90th anniversary. The list shows how language changed from 1934 to 2024. Words ...

US election 2024 polling day is less than a month to go and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making last-ditch effort to woo America...

Australians are renowned for their unique twist on English, with playful abbreviations like "sunnies" for sunglasses and "arvo" for afterno...

The article discusses the historical and cultural perceptions of Indian sweets, or mithai, both within India and abroad. It notes that Indi...

The digital rupee, and other government-backed e-currencies, as well as cryptocurrencies, obviate the need for physical pelf by way of bank...

The only food item that may need to worry about its name is poutine - Canada's national dish of potato fries topped with cheese curds and g...

After the retail stock frenzy last month caused unprecedented havoc, hedge funds trawling the platform with algorithms have a renewed sense...

McDonald’s UK has begun a campaign to get the Oxford English Dictionary to change its definition of the word ‘McJob’.