US EditionCambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words
The Cambridge Dictionary added over 6,000 words this year reflecting shifts in digital culture, remote work, and climate change, with social media slang influencing mainstream language.
- The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words this year, including slang terms popularized on social media.
- Some of the new words are 'skibidi', a gibberish term coined on YouTube, 'tradwife' referring to a traditional wife, and 'delulu' meaning delusional.
- Other additions relate to remote working, such as 'mouse jiggler', and climate change terms like 'forever chemical'.
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Cambridge Dictionary adds more than 6,000 new words shaped by digital culture
The Cambridge Dictionary has added 6,212 new words, phrases, and meanings to its website in the last year, highlighting how trends from social media, pop culture, and younger generations are quickly changing the way people use English.Read Entire Article
What the hell is going on with the English language? This year, the Cambridge Dictionary added more than 6,000 new expressions, including some of the slang popularized on social networks, such as “Skibidi”, a term that comes from a miniseries created on YouTube.“Internet culture is changing the English language and it’s fascinating to observe its effect and capture it in the dictionary,” said Colin McIntosh, manager of the Cambridge Dictionary’s…
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