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‘Vape’ named Oxford dictionary word of the year
The Oxford English Dictionary named vape – the word used for drawing on an electronic cigarette instead of a burning stick of tobacco – as its 2014 word of the year. – Reuters pic, November 19, 2014.“Vape” has been chosen by Oxford Dictionaries as its 2014 word of the year after use of the term has more than doubled from the previous year, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Vape is defined as "to inhale and exhale vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device".
Over the last five years, sales of electronic cigarettes have grown into a multi-million dollar industry and the habit has gone mainstream, the dictionary said in a blog entry.
“Vape” was added to OxfordDictionaries.com in August 2014 although the Word of the Year selection is made irrespective of whether the candidates are already included in an Oxford dictionary.
“Vape” has not been entered in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) but is currently being considered for future inclusion.
Other shortlisted words for the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2014 are: “bae” – used as a term of endearment for one's romantic partner; “budtender” – a person whose job is to serve customers in a cannabis dispensary or shop; and “contactless” – relating to or involving technologies that allow a smart card, mobile phone etc to contact an electronic reader.
“Indyref”, “normcore” and “slacktivism” also made it to the shortlist. – Bernama, November 19, 2014.
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