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The Oxford Word of the Year Award Goes to – Emoji – is That a Word?

Eileen De Santos   | Nov 17, 2015 09:24 AM EST

Oxford Dictionaries has chosen the word of the year for 2015 - and believe it or not, it is not even a word. It is a pictograph and it is officially known as the "Face with Tears of Joy."

Words Like 'Yolo' and 'Amazeballs' Are Now in the Oxford Dictionary

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 15, 2014 11:58 PM EDT

An array of new words have made their way into the Oxford Dictionary's recent online update and include words such as adorbs, binge-watch, amazeballs, humblebrag, sideboob, and neckbeard, in order to portray new trends in the English language.

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