What was the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year in 2015?
face with tears of joy
Oxford Dictionaries announced this week that the 2015 Word of the Year is not a word at all but an emoji — more specifically the “face with tears of joy” emoji. This is the first time since the tradition began in 2004 that a pictograph was chosen.
What word was added to the dictionary in 2015?
hard-arsed, adj.
What is the latest Oxford dictionary edition?
Version 11.7. 712 (2020): The latest 2020 Oxford University Press word database. New dictionary entries, multiple-select in Favourites, more than 50 words in Recent list.
When was the last time the Oxford Dictionary updated?
Our latest update to the OED, published on 24 March, revises more than 1,900 entries and adds new words from across the dictionary.
What is the Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2016?
After much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016 is… post-truth. Post-truth is an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.
What was the Oxford English Dictionary 2014 Word of the Year?
vape
The noun – a ” term of endearment for one’s romantic partner” – was shown no love by Oxford Dictionaries, which instead selected “vape” as the 2014 word of the year.
When was the last Oxford Dictionary published?
Over the next four decades work on the Dictionary continued and new editors joined the project. Murray now had a large team directed by himself, Henry Bradley, W.A. Craigie, and C.T. Onions. These men worked steadily, producing fascicle after fascicle until finally, in April, 1928, the last volume was published.
How many Oxford dictionary editions are there?
They were published in 1972, 1976, 1982, and 1986 respectively, bringing the complete dictionary to 16 volumes, or 17 counting the first supplement.
What is the 2017 word of the year?
youthquake
The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2017 is… youthquake. The noun, youthquake, is defined as ‘a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people’.
What is the Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2018?
adjective toxic
The adjective toxic is defined as ‘poisonous’ and first appeared in English in the mid-seventeenth century from the medieval Latin toxicus, meaning ‘poisoned’ or ‘imbued with poison’.