OXFORD, England, Aug. 27 (UPI) — The Oxford University Press announced new words added to OxfordDictionaries.com, including “awesomesauce,” “hangry” and “fat shame.”
Oxford said the quarterly update, which took effect Wednesday, also includes the addition of terms “butthurt,” “rando,” “rage-quit,” “microaggression,””fur baby” and “pwnage.”
The publisher said the words were added to OxfordDictionaries.com, which is separate from its venerable Oxford English Dictionary.
“The English language dictionary content on OxfordDictionaries.com focuses on current English and includes modern meanings of words and associated usage examples,” the publisher said. “The OED, on the other hand, is a historical dictionary and forms a record of all the core words and meanings in English over more than 1,000 years, from Old English to the present day, including many obsolete and historical terms.”
The new additions, with brief definitions, include:
awesomesauce, adj.: (US informal) extremely good; excellent
beer o’clock, n: an appropriate time of day for starting to drink beer
blockchain, n.: a digital ledger in which transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly
brain fart, n.: (informal) a temporary mental lapse or failure to reason correctly
bruh, n: (US informal) a male friend (often used as a form of address)
butt dial, v.: (US informal) inadvertently call (someone) on a mobile phone in one’s rear trouser pocket
butthurt, adj.: (US informal) overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful
cakeage,n.: (informal) a charge made by a restaurant for serving a cake they have not supplied themselves
cat cafe, n.: a café or similar establishment where people pay to interact with cats housed on the premises
cupcakery, n.: a bakery that specializes in cupcakes
deradicalization, n.: the action or process of causing a person with extreme views to adopt more moderate positions on political or social issues
fast-casual, adj.: denoting or relating to a type of high-quality self-service restaurant offering dishes that are prepared to order and more expensive than those available in a typical fast-food restaurant
fatberg, n.: a very large mass of solid waste in a sewerage system, consisting especially of congealed fat and personal hygiene products that have been flushed down toilets
fat-shame, v.: cause (someone judged to be fat or overweight) to feel humiliated by making mocking or critical comments about their size
fur baby, n.: a person’s dog, cat, or other furry pet animal
glanceable, adj.: denoting or relating to information, especially as displayed on an electronic screen, that can be read or understood very quickly and easily
hangry, adj.: (informal) bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
MacGyver, v.: (US informal) make or repair (an object) in an improvised or inventive way, making use of whatever items are at hand
manic pixie dream girl, n.: (especially in film) a type of female character depicted as vivacious and appealingly quirky, whose main purpose within the narrative is to inspire a greater appreciation for life in a male protagonist
manspreading, n.: the practice whereby a man, especially one travelling on public transport, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat or seats
mecha, n.: (in anime, manga, etc.) a large armoured robot, typically controlled by a person riding inside the robot itself
mic drop, n.: (informal, chiefly US) an instance of deliberately dropping or tossing aside one’s microphone at the end of a performance or speech one considers to have been particularly impressive
microaggression, n.: a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority
mkay, excl.: (informal, chiefly US) non-standard spelling of OK, representing an informal pronunciation (typically used at the end of a statement to invite agreement, approval, or confirmation)
Mx, n.: a title used before a person’s surname or full name by those who wish to avoid specifying their gender or by those who prefer not to identify themselves as male or female
pocket dial, v.: inadvertently call (someone) on a mobile phone in one’s pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone
pwnage, n.: (informal) (especially in video gaming) the action or fact of utterly defeating an opponent or rival
rage-quit, v.: (informal) angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating, especially the playing of a video game
rando, n.: (informal) a person one does now know, especially one regarded as odd, suspicious, or engaging in socially inappropriate behavior
Redditor, n.: a registered user of the website Reddit
skippable, adj.: (of a part or feature of something) able to be omitted or passed over so as to get to the next part or feature
social justice warrior, n.: (informal, derogatory) a person who expresses or promotes socially progressive views
snackable, adj.: (of online content) designed to be read, viewed, or otherwise engaged with briefly and easily
spear phishing, n.: the fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information
subreddit, n.: a forum dedicated to a specific topic on the website Reddit
swatting, n.: (US informal) the action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address
weak sauce, n.: (US informal) something that is of a poor or disappointing standard or quality
wine o’clock, n.: an appropriate time of day for starting to drink wine
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