TORONTO – Apols if you’ve already heard, but the Oxford Dictionaries Online is engaging in some badassery and adding buzzworthy words to its list – srsly.
Whether they deserve some grats or a derp is up to you.
Now for those who may be skeptical of the new terms, I should point out the ODO is a bit unlike the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), billed as the “definitive historical record of the English language.”
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While the online version provides current definitions of English words as they are used today and removes words when they’re no longer used, the OED traces the history of words and phrases in the English language, shows how meanings change over time, and never removes the entries.
Some of the new additions are already existing words put together: now you can feel confident sporting chandelier earrings with double denim on your way to feed your food baby with a cake pop.
Or maybe you didn’t know you were legitimate in describing your girl crush as the blondie drinking a pear cider while waiting in line for street food covered in guac. And now you can squee at the sight of her pixie cut shaking as she twerks.
What twerking is and how to do it if you don’t want to learn from Miley Cyrus:
Not to mention descriptors now available for your relationships. You might think your love life was in omnishambles, full of selfie–filled me time while you were in a LDR. But then your long-distance-lover sent you a video of himself dad dancing, and now you’re daydreaming about a babymoon (as long as your soon-to-be FIL likes you).
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Perhaps you want to put on your geek chic and head to a hackerspace where you have to BYOD. You can bring your phablet, buy some bitcoin and then click and collect. What if you’re so sick of emoji you’re ready to vom? Then a digital detox is for you—try space tourism instead.
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If you have FOMO, just cut your hair into a fauxhawk, pull on some jorts and slip into a pair of flatforms. You don’t have to worry about looking dappy.
TL;DR? Check out the Oxford Dictionaries’ list of the new additions and their definitions here.
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