Here's presenter Michael Rosen and linguist Derek Bousfield discussing one example of hyperbole on BBC Radio 4's Word of ...

The English language grows a little more every year. It becomes richer, warmer, and more diverse as people across the world create new words. It borrows expressions from other cultures or changes the ...

What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi” is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.

Neologisms are new words, expressions, or meanings that emerge to describe evolving ideas, technologies, and cultural shifts.

A single English verb carries more definitions than any other in the language. Lexicographers have confirmed that the word 'Run' holds 645 distinct meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary’s upcoming ...

Editor's take: The Cambridge Dictionary's latest update is part of its ongoing effort to track the constant evolution of English. As language continues to be shaped by digital culture and everyday ...