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- Word of the Day: ExcoriateWord of the Day: The word excoriate means to strongly criticize. This term is highly relevant today. Social media amplifies public criticis...17 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
- When being feted, do we really need to eat humble pie?The word 'humbled' often misrepresents the true feelings of award recipients. It fails to express joy and gratitude accurately. This common...11 Apr, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
- Man arrives with Oxford dictionary to understand Shashi Tharoor’s speech at Nagaland event; WatchA man was seen sitting with an Oxford dictionary at a talk show at Nagaland, to comprehend the speech of Shashi Tharoor, who had to deliver...27 Feb, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
- Goblin mode is Oxford Dictionary's word of the year and it captures mood of 2022. Check meaningOxford Dictionary announced the Word of the Year for 2023, which summarizes the year very nicely.06 Dec, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
- New Indian meaning for Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary wordsIndian connotations for common English words and phrases form a separate genre.30 Jan, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
- Aadhaar, dabba, hartal, shaadi among 26 new Indian English words added to Oxford DictionaryOut of the 26 new words, 22 figure in the printed dictionary, while the other four are in the digital version.24 Jan, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
- Oxford Dictionaries responds to Rahul Gandhi's new word 'Modilie', says it doesn't existThe assertion from Oxfrod through its verified Twitter account came a day after Congress president Rahul Gandhi used the term to take a dig...17 May, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
- Oxford adds 1,400 new words to the dictionary, 'idiocracy' makes it too!Idiocracy refers to a government formed of people considered stupid, ignorant or idiotic.08 Oct, 2018, 07.11 PM IST
- Oxford Dictionary names 'Youthquake' as the word of the yearThe dictionary defines Youthquake as "a significant political or social change arising from the actions of young people".15 Dec, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
- From Anna to Abba, 70 Indian words added to Oxford dictionaryAs per the latest list of inclusions, 70 new Indian words from Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Hindi and Gujarati languages have been added to the dic...29 Oct, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
- Oxford Dictionary gets a new last word: ZyzzyvaZyzzyva, which means a tropical beetle, knocks off zythum from the last slot.27 Jun, 2017, 05.17 PM IST
- Oxford Dictionary selects an emoji as the Word of the YearInstead of choosing a traditional word, Oxford Dictionaries has chosen a pictograph, the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji as the Word of the ...17 Nov, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
- Manspreading, awesomesauce added to online Oxford dictionary'Manspreading' - sitting with legs apart on public transport & 'awesomesauce' that means excellent are among new words added to the Oxford ...27 Aug, 2015, 07.16 PM IST
- It's hard to imagine a world where there is no print: Nigel PortwoodOxford dictionaries appear on many technology devices that you see such as Kindle, Apple computers and iPads. So they need not be in printe...17 Feb, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
- 1,000 new words added to Oxford Dictionary'Mamil', 'silvertail' and 'crony capitalism' are among the 1,000 new words to be added to OxfordDictionaries.com, the free online dictionar...04 Dec, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
- 'Vape' is Oxford Dictionaries' word of the yearLanguage research conducted by Oxford Dictionaries editors shows that use of the word vape in 2014 has more than doubled compared to 2013.18 Nov, 2014, 10.38 PM IST
- Internet phasing out printed Oxford DictionaryIn future, the Oxford English Dictionary may only be available online.30 Aug, 2010, 12.49 AM IST
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