UPDATE: New Words, Phrases, and Senses Have Been Officially Added to English Dictionary.
According to update released by world most used English Dictionary: Oxford, stated that "Around 500 new words, phrases, and senses have entered the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in this (June) quarter’s update." the added words are: twerk, carnap, FLOTUS and scores of other new entries, including many introduced from Asia and from online slang, to its latest edition.
OED Editor, Danica Salazar, said in London that the word twerk, a dance popularised by music stars and Internet memes, actually
dated back about 200 years as a combination of twist and jerk first spelled as “twirk.’’
He said the use of "twerk" to describe a type of dance, which emphasises the performer’s posterior, has its roots in the early 1990s in the New Orleans ‘bounce’ music scene. Salazar said the word itself seems to originate from more than 170 years before that.
“Joining twerk in the updated online OED is the acronym FLOTUS, or First Lady of the United State. “A term that the First Lady, Michelle Obama, felt obliged to explain to London schoolgirls last week when she mentioned her FLOTUS Twitter handle,’’ he said.
The editor said Philippine word carnap, meaning to “kidnap,” or steal, a car,
originated in the mid-20th century in the U.S. but was no longer used there.
Here are some of the New dictionary entries:
Cisgender - designating a person whose sense of
personal identity matches their gender at birth
Guerrilla - describing activities carried out in an
irregular and spontaneous way
Gimmick - to mean "a night out with friends".
Twitterati - describing users of the social media
service Twitter
Fo' shizzle - meaning "for sure".
"Meh", an interjection expressing lack of enthusiasm, has also been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The word is believed to have been first used in 1992, before being popularised by cult TV
cartoon The Simpsons.
The Oxford English Dictionary records the meaning and development of the English
language. Mind you, For a word to qualify, it must have been in
popular use for at least 10 years in both novels
and newspapers.
> autotune, v.
>autotuned, adj.
> biomethane, n.
> Blu-ray, n.
> crowdfund, v.
> crowdfunded, adj.
> crowdfunding, n.
> cyclogenesis, n.
deep web
e-cig, n.
e-cigarette, n.
ecotown, n.
Enviropig, n.
e-skin, n.
forensic science, n.
forensics, n.
freegan, adj. and n.
H2O, n.
hyperlocal, adj.
Internaut, n.
Interweb, n.
JavaScript, n.
kryptonite, n.
nanosized, adj.
netbook, n.2
on-trend, adj. and adv.
pageview, n.
pharmacovigilance, n.
photobomb, n.
photobomb, v.
photobomber, n.
photobombing, n.
retweet, n.
retweet, v.
retweeting, n.
sext, n.2
sext, v.
sexting, n.
SD card
system disk
system file
tenderpreneur, n.
tweeting, n.
thumb drive
twitterati, n.
vape, v.
vaper, n.
vaping, n.
.Below are the full list of internet-related words added to the dictionary:
Internet address
Internet banking
Internet browser
Internet chat room
Internet connectivity
Internet filtering
Internet forum
Internet gateway
Internet kiosk
Internet of things
Internet radio
Internet search
Internet shopping
Internet startup
Internet traffic
Internet worm
Internet-capable
Internet-enabled
Internet-ready
“Many additions refer to “specific elements of
Philippine culture, such as greetings and terms
of address. “The boundless optimism of Filipinos
and their unshakeable belief that things will work
out in their favour in the end is reflected in the
phrase bahala na.”
Salazar said several other new entries are from
South Asia and South-east Asia, where several
hundred million people use.
Get the full list of new officially recognised words can be found over at the Oxford English Dictionary ,where all good words go to thrive. Why not find one you don't know and try using it in a sentence today.
