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Oxford Dictionaries Add YOLO, Hot Mess, Adorbs and Other Regrettable Words

Oxford Dictionaries Add YOLO, Hot Mess, Adorbs and Other Regrettable Words

If someone in the future were to use the Oxford Dictionaries as a reference point for English-speaking culture in the year 2014, they’ll now be able to see what a strange, confusing time it was. The word database—which as Time notes, is different than the more official Oxford English Dictionary—added a series of new words and definitions, showcasing the rapidly (d)evolving nature of the English language in the Internet era, including: cray, adorbs, listicle, YOLO and neckbeard. The entire list, which you can view here, reads as if Tom Haverford and Jean-Ralphio were (wisely) personally consulted …

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