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Words you won’t believe were added to the dictionary in the last decade #1
The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words on a regular basis to reflect new cultural phenomena. Some of these words may have seemed silly at first but slowly worked their way into everyday conversation. Some of them are just silly, period. Here are the surprising words that somehow made it into the dictionary.
“yas” became better known through a viral video in the 2010s where a Lady Gaga fan expressed his admiration for the star.
Definition: expressing great pleasure or excitement.
“Vom,” in other words, is vomit.
Definition: vomit.
“Adorbs” is a shortened form of “adorable.”
Definition: arousing great delight; cute or adorable.
Cocktail parties can be “schmoozefests.”
Definition: An event, meeting, etc, involving a great deal of schmoozing, especially one at which people chat in an ingratiating or insincere way.
Smartphones made “selfies” popular.
Definition: a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media.