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‘Hangry’, ‘manspreading’ now in Oxford Dictionaries
Manspreading: now officially a word in the Oxford Dictionaries. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, August 28, 2015.After months and, in some cases, years of usage in the streets, office cubicles, homes and at computer screens, the Oxford Dictionaries have finally given legitimacy to words like "hangry", "manspreading", "brain fart" and "swole".
While they may still be underlined in red by Spell checkers, Oxford has officially recognised some of the most popular words and terms in their latest update.
New additions have been gleaned from world news, the gaming community, and the "cheffy" food scene.
Here's a selection:
hangry
mic drop
awesome sauce
brain fart
bitch face
Grexit/Brexit
Redditor
rage-quit
fangirl
manspreading
wine o'clock
swole
butt-dial. – AFP/Relaxnews, August 28, 2015.
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