Placed by social media and celebrities, the Cambridge Dictionary has added thousands of new words in the last 12 months. The new entries include Skibidi, Delulu, Tradewife and Broligarki.
“Internet culture is changing the English language and the impact is attractive to inspect and capture the impact dictionary,” said Laksical Program Manager of Cambridge Dictionary. a statement,
The dictionary said a total of 6,212 words have been added. Many of them have been linked to celebrities or public authorities, and others have been popularized by General Z and General Alpha.
“We only connect the words where we feel that they will have the power to live,” McIntosh said.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, there are some newly added words and their meanings:
Skibidi
Skibidi was coined by the manufacturer of an animated YouTube series “Skibidi toilet,”. It became popular on social media, which “what are Skibidi doing?” And “It was not your very skibidi rej”.
The Cambridge Dictionary has “defined Squidi as a word” that may have different meanings such as ‘cool’ or ‘bad’, or it can be used as a joke without any real meaning. “
Delulu
Delulu, a drama on the word illusory word, means “believing in things that are not real or true, usually because you choose.”
The word has also reached the political discourse: earlier this year, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanis said“They are Delulu without any Solulu.”
Tradewife
“Tradewife” reflects a growing, controversial Instagram and Tikok Trend that embraces traditional gender roles, “says Cambridge Dictionary. “Small for traditional wife, it is” a married woman, especially one who posts on social media, who does cooking, cleaning, etc. at home and there are children whom she takes care of. “
Brlygarki
The combination of broligarchy, bro and oligarchy is “a small group of men, especially defined as a small group of men involving or involving men who are highly rich and powerful, and who want or want political effects.”
This word was used to describe Group of technical leadersSuch as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who attended the inauguration of President Trump in January.
Nap
Often used on social media, lewk is a drama on the word look and means “a particular style, fashion, or organization, especially one who is unusual and impressive.”
Inspo
Popular on social media is also small for Inspo inspiration and “something, especially defined as something posted on the Internet, gives you some idea to do something or who wants you to do something.”
Mouse ziggler
A mouse ziggler “is a device or a piece of software that is used, it seems as if a computer mouse is moving forward so that it seems as if you are working when you are not.” The term was created amidst the increase in distance work since the Koronwirus epidemics.
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