Oxford Dictionaries

'Goblin mode' is Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year... Know its MEANING

First seen on Twitter in 2009, 'goblin mode' gained popularity in 2022 as people around the world emerged uncertainly from pandemic lockdowns.

Dec 05, 2022, 17:00 PM IST

Oxford dictionaries calls out Rahul Gandhi's 'Modilie' claim, says 'no such word exists'

While attacking PM Narendra Modi, Rahul had tweeted claiming that 'Modilie' is a new word in the English dictionary.

May 16, 2019, 18:10 PM IST

Oxford launches Tamil, Gujarati online dictionaries

 After the Hindi version, Oxford University Press has launched online dictionaries in Tamil and Gujarati as part of its special focus on Indian languages.

Aug 10, 2017, 14:48 PM IST

Emoji worth thousand words: Twitter study

As brands increasingly start using emoji in their ad campaigns, Twitter has also started monetising them through paid ad emoji.

Nov 20, 2015, 17:19 PM IST

DNA: Oxford Dictionaries selects 'tears of joy' emoji as word of the year

The Oxford Dictionaries' 2015 "Word of the Year" isn't a word. It's not even a acronym or slang for something weird on the Internet.

Nov 17, 2015, 23:27 PM IST

First time ever: Oxford Dictionaries select 'tears of joy' emoji as 'word' of the year!

The reason behind selecting this emoji was that it was the most frequently used emoji this year and it best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.

Nov 17, 2015, 22:53 PM IST