The Aussie tennis season is well and truly upon us, and with it has come the arrival of Morgan Riddle on our shores. For six ...
New year, new list of obnoxious slang terms proliferating society — from mind-numbing rap song catch phrases to good words ...
Last year gifted us some massively cooked mutations of English that made otherwise very demure experts rage against the day.
I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...
As 2025 draws to a close, a cultural farewell is imminent. Labubus, Dubai chocolate' and the “6-7” refrain, having defined ...
Australians love a nickname, and certain jobs are no exceptions. So whether you’re a journo, brickie, shrink or cop, there’s ...
If you’re a parent who hasn’t lost count of how many times you’ve asked your child, “Sorry… what does that mean?” this year, ...
Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English select a "word of the year." ...
Jayme Aiden, from Los Angeles, took to TikTok to share some of the “Australialish” words she had heard while travelling in Sydney. “Why wasn’t anyone going to tell me that Australians literally don’t ...
From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting slang words. You don't want to be described as "dim," "a mug," or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic." If you're ...
He will turn 46 during the week of the British Open next July at Royal Birkdale, and he will be playing in the championship for the 26th consecutive time. Adam Scott continues to play high-level golf ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) AI slop – which can range from a saccharine image of a young girl clinging to her ...