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Congratulations, Anime Fans: ‘Isekai’ Is Now in the Oxford English Dictionary

By Kirsten Carey Mar 29th
Does Oxford Not Know the NSFW Popularity of Their Word of the Year?

By Alyssa Shotwell Dec 5th
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Spearheading Official AAVE Dictionary With Oxford Dictionary

By Alyssa Shotwell Jul 28th
“Sonic Screwdriver” Will Be Added to the Oxford English Dictionary

By Marykate Jasper Apr 15th
Things We Saw Today: “Scooby Snack” Added to Oxford English Dictionary

By Carolyn Cox Jun 30th
Oxford Dictionaries Apologizes for “Rabid” Feminism Tweet; Gets Trolled by Disappointed Misogynists

By Carolyn Cox Jan 25th
On Oxford Dictionaries and “Rabid” Feminism

By Carolyn Cox Jan 22nd
Oxford Dictionary’s 2015 Word of the Year Is an Emoji (Tragically Not Pile-of-Poop)

By Carolyn Cox Nov 17th
Some of These New Oxford Dictionary Terms Make Me Feel Pretty Out of Touch

By Jessica Lachenal Aug 27th
Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary

By Carolyn Cox Jan 14th
Oxford Dictionary Adds “Mansplain,” “Douchebag” and “Fandom”

By Carolyn Cox Aug 14th
“Selfie” Officially Named Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year

By Victoria McNally Nov 19th
On the Heels of “Twerk”, Oxford English Dictionary Considers Several New Silly Words

By Dan Van Winkle Oct 7th
[Updated] Squee, srsly, Girl Crush, Derp Added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online. Also (Sigh) Twerk

By Rebecca Pahle Aug 28th
“Twerk” Added to Oxford English Dictionary, We Don’t Like Their Definition

By Glen Tickle Aug 28th
“Geekery” Has Been Added to the OED

By Brooke Jaffe Jun 18th
Oxford Dictionary Names “GIF” The American Word Of The Year – Here’s Some Now!

By Jill Pantozzi Nov 13th
Oxford Dictionaries Names GIF 2012 Word of the Year, Celebration GIFs Abound

By Rollin Bishop Nov 13th
Retweet This: New Entries In the Oxford English Dictionary Include “Retweet,” “Sexting”

By Jamie Frevele Aug 18th
ZOMG! Oxford Dictionaries Online Debuts Official List of New Words

By Erin Podolak Jun 3rd