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Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan's LOL Reaction After Learning A New Word From A Contestant
- Thursday September 12, 2024
- Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service
"It has now become definite and we will put it in the dictionary," said Big B
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'Boop', 'The Ick', 'Chef's Kiss' New Additions To Cambridge Dictionary
- Friday July 26, 2024
- World News | Press Trust of India
A few other quirky additions include IYKYK, which is the written abbreviation for "if you know you know".
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Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Hallucinate' As Word Of 2023, Shares New AI-Related Definition
- Thursday November 16, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
The development comes after there has been a dramatic rise in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Grok.
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ICYMI: 10 New Foodie Words Added To The Dictionary You Should Know About
- Thursday October 19, 2023
- Toshita Sahni
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently added 690 words to its collection. Here are the top 10 food-related ones not to be missed.
- food.ndtv.com
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'Thirst Trap,' 'Girlboss': Merriam-Webster Adds Words Popular Among GenZ To Dictionary
- Monday October 2, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
These new additions have demonstrated widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today.
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"Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words
- Monday March 6, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".
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'Oat Milk', 'Plant-Based' And More: Merriam-Webster Adds 9 New Food Words To Dictionary
- Tuesday December 27, 2022
- Somdatta Saha
According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.
- food.ndtv.com
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
- Tuesday November 29, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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"Pogonotrophy'': Shashi Tharoor Learns New Word, Takes Dig At PM
- Friday July 2, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher -- pogonotrophy.
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"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
- Friday January 24, 2020
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sesh, Caulrophobia Among New Words Added To Merriam-Webster
- Thursday September 19, 2019
- Offbeat | ANI
If you are an ardent user of terms like ''sesh'', ''vacay'', or even ''tallboy'', you are now free to express yourself even better as these words, along with others, have made it to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Oxford Dictionary Steps In As Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi With "New Word"
- Friday May 17, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anuj Pant
The Oxford Dictionary inserted itself into a political debate in India after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the there was a new word in the English language "Modilie", targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly modifying the truth".
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"New Word In English Dictionary": Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM With "Modilie"
- Thursday May 16, 2019
- India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted what he said was a new word in the English dictionary. The word, "Modilie," -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
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Scrabble Catches Up On Slang, Allows 300 New Words From Bestie To Twerk
- Tuesday September 25, 2018
- Offbeat | ANI
The Merriam-Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary is playing catch up by adding some of the new-age internet-influenced words to please the millennials.
- www.ndtv.com
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6-Year-Old Invents Word. You Can Help Him Get It Added To The Dictionary
- Monday November 27, 2017
- Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant
A six-year-old has invented a new word and now, a campaign to get the word in the dictionary is viral. Canada's Levi Budd came up with the word "levidrome" to describe a word that spells another word when spelt backwards. Here's how you can help him get the word added to the dictionary.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan's LOL Reaction After Learning A New Word From A Contestant
- Thursday September 12, 2024
- Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service
"It has now become definite and we will put it in the dictionary," said Big B
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
'Boop', 'The Ick', 'Chef's Kiss' New Additions To Cambridge Dictionary
- Friday July 26, 2024
- World News | Press Trust of India
A few other quirky additions include IYKYK, which is the written abbreviation for "if you know you know".
- www.ndtv.com
-
Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Hallucinate' As Word Of 2023, Shares New AI-Related Definition
- Thursday November 16, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
The development comes after there has been a dramatic rise in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Grok.
- www.ndtv.com
-
ICYMI: 10 New Foodie Words Added To The Dictionary You Should Know About
- Thursday October 19, 2023
- Toshita Sahni
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently added 690 words to its collection. Here are the top 10 food-related ones not to be missed.
- food.ndtv.com
-
'Thirst Trap,' 'Girlboss': Merriam-Webster Adds Words Popular Among GenZ To Dictionary
- Monday October 2, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
These new additions have demonstrated widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words
- Monday March 6, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".
- www.ndtv.com
-
'Oat Milk', 'Plant-Based' And More: Merriam-Webster Adds 9 New Food Words To Dictionary
- Tuesday December 27, 2022
- Somdatta Saha
According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.
- food.ndtv.com
-
'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
- Tuesday November 29, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Pogonotrophy'': Shashi Tharoor Learns New Word, Takes Dig At PM
- Friday July 2, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher -- pogonotrophy.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
- Friday January 24, 2020
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sesh, Caulrophobia Among New Words Added To Merriam-Webster
- Thursday September 19, 2019
- Offbeat | ANI
If you are an ardent user of terms like ''sesh'', ''vacay'', or even ''tallboy'', you are now free to express yourself even better as these words, along with others, have made it to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Oxford Dictionary Steps In As Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi With "New Word"
- Friday May 17, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anuj Pant
The Oxford Dictionary inserted itself into a political debate in India after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the there was a new word in the English language "Modilie", targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly modifying the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
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"New Word In English Dictionary": Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM With "Modilie"
- Thursday May 16, 2019
- India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted what he said was a new word in the English dictionary. The word, "Modilie," -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
-
Scrabble Catches Up On Slang, Allows 300 New Words From Bestie To Twerk
- Tuesday September 25, 2018
- Offbeat | ANI
The Merriam-Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary is playing catch up by adding some of the new-age internet-influenced words to please the millennials.
- www.ndtv.com
-
6-Year-Old Invents Word. You Can Help Him Get It Added To The Dictionary
- Monday November 27, 2017
- Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant
A six-year-old has invented a new word and now, a campaign to get the word in the dictionary is viral. Canada's Levi Budd came up with the word "levidrome" to describe a word that spells another word when spelt backwards. Here's how you can help him get the word added to the dictionary.
- www.ndtv.com