The word of the day today (27 September) is “mulligrubs”, which translates to “a sense of doom”. Susie Dent, who is known for presenting in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner, uses her Twitter account to ...

Countdown star Susie Dent is on a mission to lift the nation's mood — with happy words. The Dictionary Corner star reckons that encouraging the use of positive phrases and upbeat comments rather than ...

The linguist, who already speaks four languages fluently, described Welsh as "special and evocative".

Slop, ragebait, glazing, parasocial, taskmasking, gerrymandering . . . the words of 2025 haven't exactly been swinging from the chandeliers. From low-quality AI drivel to rage-inducing clickbait, fake ...

Susie Dent has created a new word - 'Eufloria' - which sums up how you feel after receiving a bouquet of flowers. The Countdown lexicographer released the perfectly coined term - a riff on euphoria - ...

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For someone whose life revolves around a true love of the English language and who is razor-sharp at deciphering the whimsies of our mother tongue, Susie Dent doesn’t seem like the sort of person to ...

Susie Dent joins Michael Rosen to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and their origins. It's a programme bringing some apricity, which is one of Susie's favourite words. Her love of ...

Countdown co-presenter, best-selling author, and Britain’s best-loved wordsmith, Susie Dent aims to unravel these and many more mysteries of the English language when she brings her all-new tour Word ...

Pronunciations are back in the news. According to Country Life magazine last week, one of the telltale signs of 'the perfect gentleman', beyond knowing how to iron a shirt, never wearing a tank top ...

Susie Dent has nailed the mood after Donald Trump declared himself winner of the US election 2024. The lexicographer, etymologist and Countdown star never fails to find a succinct way to sum up events ...