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Why 26 Korean words have been added to Oxford English Dictionary

BBC News

October 5, 2021

Whether it’s watching a show like Squid Game or listening to BTS hits such as Butter or Dynamite, chances are you’ve had some kind of Korean influence in your life.

And now that South Korean influence has reached the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

The “accepted authority on the English language” has added 26 new words of Korean origin to its latest edition.

With these additions, “we are all riding the crest of the Korean wave” the OED says in a statement.

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