Remember earlier this month with Merriam-Webster added words like “face palm,” “throw shade,” and “weak sauce” to their Dictionaries. Well…not to be outdone, Oxford Dictionaries just announced a whole bunch of stupid words THEY’RE adding.
Here are some of their choices:
1. Cat lady – noun: An older woman who lives alone with a large number of cats, to which she is thought to be obsessively devoted.
2. Clicktivism – noun: Actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement, for example signing an online petition or joining a campaign group on social media.
3. Craptacular – adjective: Remarkably poor or disappointing.
4. Drink the haterade – phrase: Indulge in excessively negative, critical, or resentful behavior.
5. Drop bear – noun: A mythical marsupial resembling a koala, said to live in trees and attack people by dropping on to their heads from above.
6. Drunk text – noun: A text message sent while drunk, typically one that is embarrassing or foolish.
7. Femslash – noun: A genre of fiction, chiefly published online, in which female characters who appear together in film, television, or other popular media are portrayed as having a sexual relationship.
8. Fitspo – noun: Short for fitspiration.
9. Freecycle – verb: Give away (something used or unwanted), as opposed to selling it or throwing it away, especially in an arrangement made via the Internet.
10. Frita – noun: (in Cuban cuisine) a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of seasoned pork and beef that is topped with very thinly cut chips and served in a roll.
11. Herd mentality – noun: The tendency for people’s behavior or beliefs to conform to those of the group to which they belong.
12. Jelly – adjective: Jealous.
13. Squad Goals – noun: a person or thing seen as a model to aspire to or emulate, especially with one’s friends.
14. Sausage Party – noun: An event or group in which the majority of participants are male.
15. Yas – exclamation: Expressing great pleasure or excitement.
