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Squad goal(s)
"Used in reference to a person or thing seen as a model to aspire to or emulate, especially with one’s friends (often as a hashtag in social media)"
Squad goal(s)
"Used in reference to a person or thing seen as a model to aspire to or emulate, especially with one’s friends (often as a hashtag in social media)"
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Fitspo/fitspiration
"A person or thing that serves as motivation for someone to sustain or improve health and fitness."
Fitspo/fitspiration
"A person or thing that serves as motivation for someone to sustain or improve health and fitness."
Sausage fest
"An event or group in which the majority of participants are male."
Sausage fest
"An event or group in which the majority of participants are male."
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Friendsgiving
"A Thanksgiving celebration with one's friends, as opposed to one's family."
Friendsgiving
"A Thanksgiving celebration with one's friends, as opposed to one's family."
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Pour-over
"A method of brewing coffee by manually pouring boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans."
Pour-over
"A method of brewing coffee by manually pouring boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans."
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Unsee
"Erase the memory of or no longer register (something unpleasant or distasteful that one has seen or noticed)"
Unsee
"Erase the memory of or no longer register (something unpleasant or distasteful that one has seen or noticed)"
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Video selfie
"A video that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media."
Video selfie
"A video that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media."
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Climate denier
"A person who rejects the proposition that climate change caused by human activity is occurring."
Climate denier
"A person who rejects the proposition that climate change caused by human activity is occurring."
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Shoestring fries
"Very thinly cut chips."
Shoestring fries
"Very thinly cut chips."
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Drunk text
"A text message sent while drunk, typically one that is embarrassing or foolish."
Drunk text
"A text message sent while drunk, typically one that is embarrassing or foolish."
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Hackfest
"An event or gathering dedicated to sharing information about computer programming and software development."
Hackfest
"An event or gathering dedicated to sharing information about computer programming and software development."
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Gorefest
"A film, book, or video game involving a great deal of violence or bloodshed."
Gorefest
"A film, book, or video game involving a great deal of violence or bloodshed."
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Haterade
"Excessive negativity, criticism, or resentment."
Haterade
"Excessive negativity, criticism, or resentment."
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Cat lady
"An older woman who lives alone with a large number of cats, to which she is thought to be obsessively devoted."
Cat lady
"An older woman who lives alone with a large number of cats, to which she is thought to be obsessively devoted."
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Chest bump
"A gesture of greeting or celebration in which two people jump and push their chests together."
Chest bump
"A gesture of greeting or celebration in which two people jump and push their chests together."
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You'll need some haterade after reading the new words added to Oxford Dictionaries
The English language is a little less Shakespearean after the addition of words such as #squadgoals, haterade and fitspo to the Oxford Dictionaries.
The illustrious dictionary, which updates every three months with new words, announced the addition of 300 new entries covering food, celebrations and, of course, texting.
If you're miffed to see "yas" make its way into the dictionary, be aware that Oxford doesn't rate slang as less linguistically significant than "real" words.
"Slang terms are just as real as any other word, and are included in the dictionary in just the same way," the OED defends on its FAQ page. "Any that are included are labelled carefully to show that the term in question is considered informal, or to be slang, and that you should choose carefully the circumstances when you might use that term. Slang includes text speak, which tends to be abbreviations of words – which are also just as valid as any other word."
One of the most notable additions is the term "cat lady," although cat lovers may quibble with the definition. According to Oxford, a cat lady is "an older woman who lives alone with a large number of cats, to which she is thought to be obsessively devoted." Non-octogenarian cat lovers can take their beef up with the OED.
Some of the most notable new Oxford entries are in the gallery above. For a full list, see the Oxford press release.
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