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The year 2022 has been quite eventful on the global platform of gastronomy. From indigenous grains making their way back to our kitchens to adapting to new-normal food norms post-pandemic, we have experienced it all. Then there were bizarre…

Last Updated: December 26, 2022, 11:12 ISTThe critics of goblin mode say that following this trend is a lazy and selfish attempt at not trying. (Image: Shutterstock)Goblin mode, metaverse and #IstandWith were chosen as the Oxford…

<!-- -->93 percent of the more than 340,000 votes cast to "goblin mode"The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the slang term "goblin mode" as the word of the year, using a public vote for the first time in its history. "Goblin mode"…

Here’s the sitch, Scrabble stans. Your convos around the board are about to get more interesting with about 500 new words and variations added to the game’s official dictionary: stan, sitch, convo, zedonk, dox and fauxhawk among them. Out…

This might spark an interesting 'convo' - Scrabble has added more than 500 new playable words to its official dictionary. Stan, sitch, zedonk, bae and the shortened version of conversation have all made it into the Scrabble…

LONDON: Beating off competition from the likes of “Kyiv”, “sportswashing” and “partygate”, the term “permacrisis” was named on Tuesday as Britain’s word of the year in recognition of a dismal 2022. The annual list compiled by Collins…

Sir Alex Ferguson's iconic 'squeaky bum time' and Jose Mourinho's 'parking the bus' phrases are added to the Oxford English Dictionary... as its update brings in 15 football-related terms including 'Gegenpressing', 'Row Z' and…

The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community — a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades…

"Just how far removed we had already become from Britain even in the nineteenth century was not well understood in the mother country," begins an essay at the beginning of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. "So it happened that the first…

As per the wishes of the Home Minister expressed in All India Official Language Conference at Varanasi, a large Hindi dictionary is to be prepared that will include common spoken words of Hindi and regional languages, Anshuli Arya,…