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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Are added to Oxford English Dictionary.
Reading an article this morning and I came across this...
'Mansplaining, ransomware and hangry are among more than 1,000 words that have been added to the latest Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Also included are initialisms used on the online parenting forum Mumsnet such as TTC - meaning trying to conceive.
OED senior editor Fi Mooring said the words chosen will resonate "even with people who are not parents".
The dictionary consults experts to determine what should be added to its 829,000 words.
The OED is updated four times a year with the next update due in April 2018.
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What's new?
TTC - trying to conceive
BFN/ BFP - big fat negative/ big fat positive (related to the results of a pregnancy test)
CIO - cry it out
Hangry - bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
Hazzle - to dry in open air
Lactivism - advocating in favour of breast-feeding, rather than bottle-feeding
Tomgirl - a girl or woman who acts or dresses in a manner conventionally more associated with boys
Geg - Liverpudlian slang for intruding or joining in uninvited
Masstige - a combination of the words masses and prestige referring to cheap products marketed as luxurious'
So if you could add a word(s) into the Dictionary what would it be?
This should be fun  
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By (user no longer on site)
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It's great that language evolves but to make room for the new words they cull older less relevant words. We've lost some great ones over the years. They are available through search engines if you can be bothered.
I've forgotten my new word now
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