LISTEN: Are You Down With The Dictionary?
Jodie & Grace test their knowledge on some of Oxford Dictionary's latest additions.
Last updated 24th Feb 2017
We have at some point in our lives all lived that 'young team' moment.
I can remember mine well.... sigh
However when it comes to young people it's not always about how they look but the way they sound too.
Oxford Dictionaries has released a list of new words which have been added to their online dictionary today.
Over 300 new words have been added, including cringey, bronde and yassssssssssssssss!
These words will be more than common knowledge with the 'youth of today' but for Jodie & I we weren't too sure of some of them.
Check out some of the additions here:
craptacular/craptastic (adjective): Extremely bad or disappointing.
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.
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.
drunk text (noun): A text message sent while drunk, typically one that is embarrassing or foolish.
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.
frita (noun): A sandwich in Cuban cuisine consisting of a fried cake of seasoned pork and beef that is topped with very thinly cut chips and served in a roll.
haterade (noun): Coming from the soft drink Gatorade, ‘drink the haterade’ means to be excessively critical or negative.
herd mentality (noun): The tendency for people’s behaviour or beliefs to conform to those of the group to which they belong.
jelly (adjective): Jealous.
meet-cute (noun): (in a film or television programme) an amusing or charming first encounter between two characters that leads to the development of a romantic relationship between them.
otherise (verb): View or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself.
otherkin (adjective): Denoting or relating to people who identify as non-human.
screencast (noun): A video recording or transmission of the data displayed on the screen of a computer or mobile device, typically with accompanying audio.
smishing (noun): The fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers.