Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

Our lexicon is constantly growing – Merriam Webster added 200 new words this year alone – with some already-existing words such as demure and sigma, for instance, taking on new slang meanings.

But “you guys” has morphed into a new meaning: a blank, functional way of referring to or addressing more than one human being, an option for the plural “you” that English otherwise lacks.

Words sometimes have two meanings, as Led Zeppelin sang in “Stairway to Heaven.” And indeed they often do. Especially, words can acquire new meanings and lose old ones. For example ...

Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 690 new words to the English dictionary from 'beast mode' and 'doggo' to 'smishing' and 'zhuzh'.

But more interesting than the new words, I think, are the old words that have gotten new meanings: words such as “cloud” and “tablet” and “catfish,” with very long pre-Internet histories.

17 English Words That Have Totally Different Meanings in Other Languages. ... 10 New Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary for 2023. By Van Van Cleave. Updated on Apr. 05, 2023.