Singlish has been making its way into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for years, and don’t play play – the streak is still going strong in 2026. On March 24, the OED officially added 9 new ...

SINGAPORE – “We’ve been together for agak-agak four years, but I’m still waiting for him to ask me to BTO, really jialat.” Reading the above sentence and deciphering its meaning should be a piece of ...

The next time someone tells you that your English is really jialat, you can get one up on them by showing them that jialat is a real English word. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been updated ...

THERE has been a remarkable surge of global interest in Japan recently, a trend most visibly evidenced by the dramatic influx of tourists. Filipino travelers, in particular, are arriving in record ...

Language is a living thing. With a recent deluge of international travelers to Japan and plenty more aspirants, it may be no surprise that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has once more inducted a ...

SEOUL - Several Korean terms rooted in daily life and social relationships have been formally entered into the Oxford English Dictionary, the latest sign of Korea’s widening cultural reach. New ...

Eight Korean words have been newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), further cementing the global influence of Korean culture and language. The latest update by the Oxford University Press ...

New words added to Oxford Dictionary 2025: The Oxford English Dictionary 2025 update includes ten new words from different cultures and online trends. These additions show how English is growing ...

The prestigious UK publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to ...

The Oxford University Press, which publishes the dictionary, announced that its Word of the Year this year is “rage bait,” which it defines as a noun meaning: “Online content deliberately designed to ...

Even if you don't know the meaning of the Oxford University Press' word of the year for 2025, you've probably been a victim of it on social media. The publisher for the Oxford English Dictionary said ...