The Oxford Dictionary's “Word of the Year” is not even a word, it’s an emoji. Officially called the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji, it was chosen because it “best reflected the ethos, mood, and ...

Oxford Dictionaries has named its pick for Word of the Year — and it’s less a pick than a pic. That’s right: out of all the newly popular “words” to capture the “ethos, mood, and preoccupations of ...

In a move that would probably cause George Orwell to roll over in his grave, the dictionary maker announced on Monday that this year’s word of the year was the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji. Emojis ...

Sometimes you just don t feel like talking — and that s why we have a couple of news items about emoji. First, you know emojis have made it when one of their own is named the word of the year. That s ...

Forget selfies and vaping, the word on your lips – or character on your phone – should be an emoji, if it's not already. One single emoji, to be exact, has taken the world by storm this year and the ...

2015 was far more rat emoji than it was tears of laughter emoji This week, in either an excellent or terrible bit of stunt-choosing, the Oxford English Dictionary picked the “crying with laughter” ...

Sometimes words are just unnecessary, especially when there’s emoji to convey every emotion imaginable. And while swiping through your phone’s keyboard to find the perfect one is fine, an attempt at ...

Oxford Dictionaries' announcement of the Word of the Year - a face with tears of joy, seemingly weeping over its victory - left many astonished. Unlike past years (2014 was the year of "vape"), the ...

Like it or not, pictures are becoming an bigger part of how we communicate. Reach a milestone and more smartphone users are just as likely to send out a few thumbs-up emojis or a photo on Snapchat, as ...

Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year is as much about capturing the cultural zeitgeist as it is reflecting the evolution of the English language, and that's truer than ever in 2015. For the first ...

We hope you like emoji, because you’re going to be seeing a whole lot more of them when iOS 10 makes its public debut this fall. Apple is introducing a new feature for its built-in QuickType keyboard ...