Oxford Dictionary Releases New Words List For 2013

Srsly, a "word" that may not have that red squiggly auto-correct line underneath it for much longer. It was announced today that some new "words" will be added into the Oxford Dictionary, words that you may be embarrassed to have in your vocabulary. Most of them are slang, abbreviations (for texting etc.) and acronyms. I think if you blush when you say one of these "words" to your boss it should not be entered into the dictionary. Seriously (not srsly, because I will never take that seriously) I work in radio and I would never say 90% of these "words" in my relaxed, trendy office. 

Here are some of my favourites:

A/W - autumn/winter

babymoon – n.: a relaxing or romantic holiday taken by parents-to-be before their baby is born

blondie – n.: a small square of dense, pale-coloured cake, typically of a butterscotch or vanilla flavour

buzzworthy: adj.: likely to arouse the interest and attention of the public, either by media coverage or word of mouth

cake pop – n.: a small round piece of cake coated with icing or chocolate and fixed on the end of a stick so as to resemble a lollipop

chandelier earring – n.: a long, elaborate dangling earring, typically consisting of various tiers of gemstones, crystals, beads, etc.

derp – (also herp derp) exclamation: used as a substitute for speech regarded as meaningless or stupid, or to comment on a foolish or stupid action

double denim – (aka the Canadian Tuxedo)  n.: a style of dress in which a denim jacket or shirt is worn with a pair of jeans or a denim skirt, often regarded as a breach of fashion etiquette

FOMO – fear of missing out; anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website

food baby – n.: a protruding stomach caused by eating a large quantity of food and supposedly resembling that of a woman in the early stages of pregnancy

girl crush – n.: an intense and typically non-sexual liking or admiration felt by one woman or girl for another

jorts – n.: denim shorts; jean shorts

squee – exclamation: used to express great delight or excitement

TL;DR – abbrev.: too long didn’t read; used as a dismissive response to a lengthy online post, or to introduce a summary of a lengthy post

twerk – v.: dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance

vom – v.: vomit

For a commentary and laugh about the new "words" in the Oxford Dictionary check out our latest Bruce & Fines rant below.

For the full list of new entries in the Oxford Dictionary visit: http://o.canada.com/2013/08/28/new-words-oxford-dictionaries-aug-2013/

For an enteraining look at how to work all of these new word into one article check out this post from 'The Atlantic' http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/how-to-fit-every-new-word-in-the-oxford-dictionary-into-1-article/279127/.