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Oxford English Dictionary adds jugaad, dadagiri, mirch masala among 70 new Indian words

Regularly used Hindi words like gulab jamun, keema, funda, chamcha, natak and chup have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

From 'jugaad', 'dadagiri' to 'gulab jamun' and 'vada', 70 new Indian words added to Oxford English Dictionary

From endearing words like 'Abba' and 'Anna' to Indian delicacies like 'gulab jamun' and 'vada' can now be found in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

Google Doodle celebrates 308th birth anniversary of Samuel Johnson, the father of the modern dictionary

Google is celebrating the 308th birth anniversary of the father of the modern dictionary — Samuel Johnson

Gender-neutral title 'Mx' to join Mr, Mrs and Ms as honorific for transgenders

a gender-neutral new title "Mx" could soon join Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms as an honorific for transgender people and anyone else who does not identify with a particular gender.

'Mx' is cordially invited, Oxford dictionary to add new gender-neutral title

In a first, a gender-neutral new title "Mx" could soon join Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms as an honorific for transgender people and anyone else who does not identify with a particular gender.

'Selfie' is Oxford Dictionaries word of 2013, 'Twerk' was close!

"Selfie" beat a number of other buzzwords of 2013, including "twerk" referring to dancing in a sexually provocative manner and which was popularised by singer Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards last August.

'Twerk' dancing and 'selfie' photos added to English dictionary

"Omnishambles", a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations is also among the new entries.

Twitter influence: 'Tweet' now an official word in Oxford English Dictionary

The word 'tweet' in the sense of social networking has entered the hallowed pages of the Oxford English Dictionary with the lexicon breaking its rule that a new word needed to be in use for ten years before inclusion.

Twitter influence: 'Tweet' now an official word in Oxford English Dictionary

The word 'tweet' in the sense of social networking has entered the hallowed pages of the Oxford English Dictionary with the lexicon breaking its rule that a new word needed to be in use for ten years before inclusion.

Oxford English Dictionary says 'tweet' is now a real word

Twitter power-users can now officially sport the “We told you so” face. The word “tweet” has now been accepted by the OED as a verb and a noun.