In 1990, the American Dialect Society named its first "word of the year" — a word (or phrase) chosen by a group of linguists and professors that encapsulates how Americans have been speaking for the ...

Spokeo reports on slang terms from various generations, highlighting their evolution and the cultural significance in ...

The American Dialect Society—the same august, century-old body that brought us “-ussy” as its 2022 Word Of The Year—has gone ahead and once again decided to choose chaos, naming “rawdog” its WOTY for ...

The American Dialect Society selected a term that refers to the deterioration of online platforms. By Sam Corbin Sam Corbin reported this story in New York, from the American Dialect Society’s annual ...

People in this online community answered the question of what slang terms can drive a person insane. The responses are some pretty cringe expressions, which prompt people to close their eyes and cover ...

The English language is constantly evolving. As communities absorb different cultures and new ideas emerge, people develop more accurate ways to express themselves. New phrases are often coined to ...

Cambridge Dictionary adds 6,000 new words, from Gen Alpha slang like “skibidi" and “delulu" to workplace terms like “mouse ...