INSKEEP: Grathwohl says picking the word of the year is a mix of art and science. Until recently, editors at Oxford University Press would make the call based on spikes in usage and other factors.

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase ...

Language experts choosing the Oxford word of the year 2023 were dazzled by a bright young thing, selecting a relative newcomer, “rizz,” for the top spot.. Derived from the word “charisma ...

The Oxford Word of the Year for 2023 was rizz, understood as short for "charisma" Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X ...

In the year of creative language like "Barbenheimer," "Swiftie" and "yeet," one word has risen to the top as the word that captures 2023. The Oxford University Press announced Monday the 2023 Word ...

T here’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen it as its word for the year for 2024.

The first time the word of the year was put up for public voting was in 2022, when almost 400,000 cast their votes, according to Oxford University Press. Taylor Swift's passionate fan base are ...

Oxford's experts will then conduct a detailed analysis considering corpus data, votes, and public commentary, before naming the definitive Word of the Year on Dec. 2.

That’s the major takeaway from the Oxford University Press — the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) — in its “Words of an Unprecedented Year” report, which details the ways ...

In this singularly extraordinary year, writers of the Oxford English Dictionary couldn’t choose just one word to define 2020. The language company broke with their annual tradition of picking ...

Britney Spears may have popularized “Toxic” way back in 2003, but the adjective is still making waves 15 years later as Oxford Dictionaries’ official “Word of the Year.” The UK-based ...

The word, which means being reserved in appearance or behavior, had already been named word of the year by Dictionary.com last week. Last year, Oxford chose “rizz” as its word of 2023.