35 Modern Words Recently Added to the Dictionary 📖

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Muggle
Noob
Obvs
OMG
Po-po
Purple State
Screenager
Sexting
Textspeak
Totes
Truthiness
Twitterati
Unfriend
Upcycle
Whatevs
Whovian
Woot

Bling
Bromance
Chillax
Crunk
D’oh
Droolworthy
Frankenfood
Grrrl
Guyliner
Hater
Illiterati
Infomania
Jeggings
La-la Land
Locavore
Mankini
Mini-Me
Muffin Top

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Here are some more recent additions with their official definitions:

1. Bling (n): Expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewelry
2. Bromance (n): A close but non-sexual relationship between two men
3. Chillax (v): Calm down and relax
4. Crunk (adj): Very excited or full of energy
5. D’oh (ex): Exclamation used to comment on a foolish or stupid action, especially one’s own
6. Droolworthy (adj): Extremely attractive or desirable
7. Frankenfood (n): Genetically modified food
8. Grrrl (n): A young woman regarded as independent and strong or aggressive, especially in her attitude to men or in her sexuality (A blend of “Grrrr” and “Girl”)
9. Guyliner (n): Eyeliner that is worn by men
10. Hater (n): A person who greatly dislikes a specified person or thing
11. Illiterati (n): People who are not well educated or well informed about a particular subject or sphere of activity
12. Infomania (n): The compulsive desire to check or accumulate news and information, typically via mobile phone or computer
13. Jeggings (n): Tight-fitting stretch trousers for women, styled to resemble a pair of denim jeans
14. La-la Land (n): A fanciful state or dream world. Also, Los Angeles
15. Locavore (n): A person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food
16. Mankini (n): A brief one-piece bathing garment for men, with a T-back
17. Mini-Me (n): A person closely resembling a smaller or younger version of another
18. Muffin Top (n): A roll of fat visible above the top of a pair of women’s tight-fitting low-waisted trousers
19. Muggle (n): A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill
20. Noob (n): A person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially computing or the use of the Internet
21. Obvs (adv): Obviously
22. OMG (ex): Used to express surprise, excitement, or disbelief (Dates back to 1917)
23. Po-po (n): The police
24. Purple State (n): A US state where the Democratic and Republican parties have similar levels of support among voters
25. Screenager (n): A person in their teens or twenties who has an aptitude for computers and the Internet
26. Sexting (n): The sending of sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone
27. Textspeak (n): Language regarded as characteristic of text messages, consisting of abbreviations, acronyms, initials and emoticons (wut hpns win u write lyk dis)
28. Totes (adv): Totally
29. Truthiness (n): the quality of seeming or being felt to be true, even if not necessarily true
30. Twitterati (n): Keen or frequent users of the social networking site Twitter
31. Unfriend (v): Remove (someone) from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking site
32. Upcycle (v): Reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
33. Whatevs (ex, adv): Whatever
34. Whovian (n): A fan of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who
35. Woot (ex): (Especially in electronic communication) Used to express elation, enthusiasm or triumph

English is a language spoken by more than a billion people in many accents.
English has more than a million words growing at a rate of 8,500 new words per year.

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