Oxford dictionary editors have welcomed a new batch of words to their database.
Here is a selection of the new words from Oxford Dictionary:
Acquihire (n.): buying out a company primarily for the skills and expertise of its staff.
Adorbs (adj.): arousing great delight; cute or adorable.
Air punch (n.): thrusting one's clenched fist up into the air, typically as a gesture of triumph.
Amazeballs (adj.): very impressive, enjoyable, or attractive.
Anti-vax (adj.): opposed to vaccination.
Binge-watch (v.): watch multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession.
Bro hug (n.): a friendly embrace between two men.
Clickbait (n.): (on the Internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and draw visitors to a particular web page.
Cray (adj.): crazy, but without that time-consuming extra syllable.
Deep Web (n.): the part of the World Wide Web that is not discoverable by means of standard search engines.
Doncha (contraction): don't you.
douchebaggery (n.): obnoxious or contemptible behaviour.
e-cig (n.): another term for electronic cigarette.
Fandom (n.): the fans of a particular person, team, series, etc., regarded collectively as a community or subculture.
Fast follower (n.): a company that quickly imitates the innovations of its competitors.
5:2 diet (n.): a diet that involves eating normally for five days out of a seven-day period and greatly restricting the amount of food eaten on the other two days.
FML (abbrev.): (vulgar slang) f— my life! (used to express dismay at a frustrating personal situation)
Hate-watch (v.): watch (a television program usually) for the sake of the enjoyment derived from mocking or criticizing it.
Hot mess (n.): a person or thing that is spectacularly unsuccessful or disordered.
I think the new words are amazeballs! Lol
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