Fo’Shizzle, Twerk and Meh Make Its Way Into The Oxford Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is getting thicker. 500 new words have been added including Tweak, Uber and Meh.
Words added include:
Twerk - dancing in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance.
E-cigarette - cigarette-shaped device containing a nicotine-based liquid or other substance that is vaporized and inhaled, used to simulate the experience of smoking.
Fo' shizzle - This slang term originated in the language of rap and hip-hop and means ‘for sure’.
Webisode - short video, especially an instalment in a drama or comedy series, which is presented online rather than being broadcast on television.
Meh - interjection, expressing indifference or a lack of enthusiasm, was probably popularized by the cartoon series The Simpsons, but it was already in use online by 1992 – two years before it was used in the program.
Freegan - A person who eats discarded food, typically collected from the refuse of shops or restaurants, for ethical or ecological reasons.
Hot mess - once referred to ‘a warm meal, especially one served to a group’ in 1818, but now it is more commonly used as a slang term for something or someone in extreme confusion or disorder.
Photobomb - spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera's field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke.
What word or phrase do your children use that drive you crazy? Bae has to top my list. Kids use it to describe their sweetie but it actual means 'poop' in Danish.
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