29 August 2013

‘Twerk’ And ‘Selfie’ Added To Oxford Dictionaries Online





Oxford has once again added a new list of ‘trendy’ words to its online dictionary.



It’s latest additions include words like ‘selfie’, ‘derp’, ‘TL;DR’, and the most controversial of them all: ‘twerk’.



According to a blog post, Oxford wrote, “We’ve just added some srsly buzzworthy words to our online dictionary—squee! With influences ranging from technology to fashion, there is something for everyone in the update.”



Have you used any of these newly added words recently?



apols

A/W

babymoon

balayage

bitcoin

blondie

buzzworthy

BYOD

cake pop

chandelier earring

click and collect

dappy

derp

digital detox

double denim

emoji

fauxhawk

FIL

flatforn

FOMO

food baby

girl crush

grats

guac

hackerspace

Internet of things

jorts

LDR

me time

MOOC

omnishambles

pear cider

phablet

pixie cut

selfie

space tourism

squee

srsly

street food

TL;DR

twerk

unlike



[via Oxford Dictionaries Online]