The Roar on MSN

Nevilles and coathangers: the poetry of rugby league is a glorious glossary of chaotic precision

Rugby league’s contribution to the enrichment of the English language would be a good title for a joke about the world’s ...

The forgotten firsts of Dean Mahomed: The 18th-century Indian who beat us all to self-publishing

The Travels of Dean Mahomet’ is structured as letters to a fictional ‘Dear Sir,’ describing his life, military experiences, ...

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary

Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” ...

‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and ...