The origins of ‘say “uncle”’
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57984/why-do-we-say-uncle
#OED #OxfordEnglishDictionary #linguistics #etymology #lexicography
#Lexicography
🌿☕ In Norwegian the word for Brussel sprouts is rosenkål This literally means cabbage roses🥬🌹 I can absolutely see this & I love the word more than sprouts themselves (& I'm a lover not a hater)💕 Long live brassica!! Enjoy your Easter for all who partake 🐰 🐣 🐇 @susiedent.com #lexicography
Oxford #English #Dictionary (OED) Adds US Hispanic Words in Latest Update
"The #OED already records more than 2,000 words of #Spanish origin, with the earliest examples dating as far back as the 14th century. In this update, the OED has added to that total, drawing on words and phrases shared by Hispanic Americans as well as those specific to the three largest #Hispanic groups in the US [...]."
https://www.infodocket.com/2025/03/26/orale-oxford-english-dictionary-oed-adds-us-hispanic-words-in-latest-update/
#dictionaries #lexicography #vocabulary
Premiering today on YouTube:
Kelly Elizabeth Wright joins #ThatWordChat to discuss new words, language in flux, and why linguistic justice matters.
Watch the full episode: bit.ly/ThatWordVideo
One of my life's goals is to make it into the citations at Green's Dictionary of Slang. For now, I console myself with a cameo here https://greensdictofslang.com/about/acknowledgements
Due to an emergency, John Kelly can’t join us today. Instead, we’re welcoming sociolinguist and lexicographer Kelly Elizabeth Wright, who tracks emerging words for the American Dialect Society.
She’ll share insights on linguistic justice, language trends, and why words matter.
Join us: bit.ly/ThatWordChat
#Lexicography #Etymology #Sociolinguistics #ThatWordChat
Lexicographer John Kelly has been digging into slang and trending words. He just wrapped up a new section for Merriam-Webster, and he’s joining #ThatWordChat to talk about it!
Tuesday, Feb. 25 | 4:30 p.m. EST
Sign up: bit.ly/ThatWordChat
#Etymology #Slang #Lexicography #WordNerd #AmEditing #AmWriting
Today, thanks to YouTube comments, I learned this word.
Urban Dictionary: malding
When someone is expressing a large magnitude of rage, often over something relatively small, that the stress they are giving upon themselves causes their hair to fall out (thus, balding). Portemanteau of "mad" and "balding".
Merriam-Webster has started a slang dictionary, if you've been wondering what on earth "skibidi", "cheugy", or "high-key" means:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang
#slang #language #dictionary #words #neologisms #lexicography #LanguageChange
What were the words that defined 2024? Find out in our latest conversation with an incredible panel of language experts.
Watch here: bit.ly/ThatWordVideo
@bagder All this needs is a few geeky #lexicography folk to notice and before you know it, you'll own another physical dictionary.
paging @grantbarrett Esq.
I wonder what the lexical description is for the slide of “it’s alright” into “sallright”. #language #lexicography
"The F-Word" by @jessesheidlower was published this month in its 4th edition. On the Strong Language blog we have:
1. an excerpt, courtesy of @Fritinancy: https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/to-fuck-with-an-excerpt-from-the-f-word-fourth-edition/
2. an interview with Sheidlower by @Fritinancy: https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/jesse-sheidlower-answers-our-questions-about-the-f-word/
3. a review of the book, by @Wordorigins: https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/26/review-jesse-sheidlowers-the-f-word-4th-edition/
Get your fuck on!
#dictionaries #fuck #TheFWord #lexicography #books #research #swearing #StrongLanguage
New on the Strong Language blog: @Wordorigins reviews "The F-Word", 4th edition, by Jesse Sheidlower
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/26/review-jesse-sheidlowers-the-f-word-4th-edition/
#books #BookReview #TheFWord #fuck #dictionaries #lexicography #StrongLanguage
Our episode with Jesse Sheidlower debuts on YouTube today at 4:30 PM ET. Learn about the history and cultural impact of "The F-Word" from one of the leading experts in lexicography.
Watch it here: bit.ly/ThatWordVideo
#EURALEX2018 🎥 video lectures are online.
- Imputing #CEFR levels via #Wiktionary views (joint research with Robert Lew): https://videolectures.net/videos/euralex2024_cavtat_wolfer_look_up_behavior
- Preference in the use of neologistic synonyms in the #German Language (talk with Annette Klosa-Kückelhaus): https://videolectures.net/videos/euralex2024_cavtat_klosa_kuckelhaus_treatment
Looking forward to our next XVI #CorpusLinguistics Conference (#CILC2025) in Salamanca.
Don't forget to send your abstract, the CFP is open!
🗓️ May 15-17th 2025
I am the panelist of #Lexicology and #lexicography feel free to ask me anything!
"I was pleasantly surprised at how seriously people took it."
@jessesheidlower talks to @Fritinancy about the newly published 4th edition of "The F-Word", his dictionary of "fuck":
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/jesse-sheidlower-answers-our-questions-about-the-f-word/
#fuck #TheFWord #dictionary #dictionaries #lexicography #swearing #StrongLanguage
This week saw, among other swear-worthy things, the publication of "The F-Word" by @jessesheidlower in its 4th edition by Oxford University Press.
Read an excerpt on the Strong Language blog – the much-revised entry on "fuck with" (verb), introduced by @Fritinancy:
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/to-fuck-with-an-excerpt-from-the-f-word-fourth-edition/
#fuck #TheFWord #dictionary #dictionaries #lexicography #swearing #StrongLanguage
@maggiemartin I was surprised (maybe I shouldn't have been) to see it documented in the Wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Leopards_Eating_People%27s_Faces_Party #Wiktionary #Lexicography
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