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The US dictionary company sought counsel from the North American Scrabble Players Association when updating the book. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scrabble adds 300 new words to board game, including 'OK'

New words include bizjet and words like arancini, which are Italian balls of cooked rice.

26 Sept 2018 8:43 AM IST

Surreal had its most significant spike this year following the U.S. presidential election in November. (Photo: Pixabay)

Surreal' declared Merriam-Webster's word of the year

The word was first defined in a Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1967 and derives from the Surrealism artistic movement of...

20 Dec 2016 7:33 PM IST

The December update also sees the addition of a number of words from the world of surfing such as tombstoning and rag-doll (Photo: AFP)

Oxford Dictionary adds 500 new words including YouTuber

The word 'YouTuber' has been defined as a frequent user of the video-sharing website YouTube.

15 Dec 2016 6:21 PM IST