Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.

(It’s almost certainly the first dictionary whose editors regularly consult Black Twitter.) Oxford provided nearly ... All preferred a more nuanced definition than the O.E.D.’s.

Those were two of the first 100 words that the Oxford University Press said it had prepared to include in the Oxford Dictionary ... have a veiled meaning, for the safety of Black people.

OPINION: The Oxford Dictionary of African American ... English — for example, woke is a Black word that has been violently co-opted by the whites. I mean, the right. Skip Gates is the project ...

Or it could be phrases like “side hustle,” which was created in the Black community ... that the Oxford Dictionary of African American English will not only give the definition of a word ...

If you’ve ever seriously considered Black American English to be its ... it may not remain the case in three years time, as an Oxford Dictionary for African American English hits book shelves ...

Popular words used in Black culture for centuries are making their way into Oxford’s newest dictionary ... ‘hip’ and ‘hep,’ ‘bad,’ meaning ‘good,’ and ‘dig,’ meaning ...

A comprehensive dictionary is being compiled to showcase the impact Black ... Oxford English Dictionary, and you can find it everywhere. This woman convinced Merriam-Webster to revise its ...