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[Alcotholic]

Wow, these are officially words now.

 

[Kevin]

 

[Pyramid head]

Is there any particular criteria for whether an entry is included as two separate words, hyphenated or two words stuck together? Because it seems completely random.

 

[Ovid]

rage-quit, v.: (informal) angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating, especially the playing of a video game.

We've all been there.

Start/Pause, Up, Up, Start

 

[komplanen]

Languages evolve. These words are being used whether they are in a dictionary or not. In fact, most of these are being used by people who have never even opened a dictionary, but even that is besides the point.

 

[Oneself]

Is "lol" a word by now? Because lol.

 

[Goldenroad]

Languages evolve. These words are being used whether they are in a dictionary or not. In fact, most of these are being used by people who have never even opened a dictionary, but even that is besides the point.

Cat Cafe is not a word, I don't care how you try to spin it, it's two words, both of which are already in the dictionary. I just think if you're including stupid things like that then you have to include every 2 word combination that's ever been said, and at a certain point the dictionary becomes completely useless as a reference tool.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Cat Cafe is not a word, I don't care how you try to spin it, it's two words, both of which are already in the dictionary. I just think if you're including stupid things like that then you have to include every 2 word combination that's ever been said, and at a certain point the dictionary becomes completely useless as a reference tool.

So a brain fart is just fart emitted from the brain?

 

[Zophar]

Cat Cafe is not a word, I don't care how you try to spin it, it's two words, both of which are already in the dictionary. I just think if you're including stupid things like that then you have to include every 2 word combination that's ever been said, and at a certain point the dictionary becomes completely useless as a reference tool.

The OED indexes phrases as well.

Shameful how few people understand what the OED even *is*.

 

[Tecl0n]

A step closer to awesometacular.

 

[whitehawk]

Why are they adding entries with 2+ words? This looks more like a Encyclopedia.

 

[big ander]

Jesus, its like a marathon of Life Is Strange.

shitballs you hella nailed it in the first post

Why are they adding entries with 2+ words? This looks more like a Encyclopedia.

Look up a couple posts

 

[billeh]

That's certainly a cromulent selection of words!

 

[SystemShock2]

Brain fart totally deserve to be in the dictionary.

 

[Littlefang]

I can agree with a lot of these but fur baby is just so fucking stupid. Like I hate it more than awesomesauce which is already pretty terrible. Do people actually say beer o’clock/wine o'clock? I've literally never heard it before.

 

[Sub_Level]

English language isn't declining. If anything it's taking over.

There are a bunch of English-born words that are getting exported into other languages. It's straight up imperialistic.

 

[Octavia]

My issue is consistency. If these are in there, why not half if not almost all of Urban Dictionary's entries? I hear a lot of stuff said on there more than what's in the OP here. Some of that stuff I've never even heard of before.

 

[Hidden One]

Bruh is a word now ahaha. Now make Yas a word..YAAAS.

 

[Zophar]

My issue is consistency. If these are in there, why not half if not almost all of Urban Dictionary's entries? I hear a lot of stuff said on there more than what's in the OP here. Some of that stuff I've never even heard of before.

Tons of things in urban dictionary are in the OED.

 

[Shokifer]

My issue is consistency. If these are in there, why not half if not almost all of Urban Dictionary's entries? I hear a lot of stuff said on there more than what's in the OP here. Some of that stuff I've never even heard of before.

If I remember correctly a lot of terms on Urban Dictionary have about a thousand different definitions, although i guess they have a voting system for that.

 

[injurai]

Manspreading? The attack on men's genitalia continues.

 

[Dr. Malik]

have they added stanning, yassss, hunty, etc

 

[davepoobond]

My issue is consistency. If these are in there, why not half if not almost all of Urban Dictionary's entries? I hear a lot of stuff said on there more than what's in the OP here. Some of that stuff I've never even heard of before.

because it has to be widespread enough where it is used often enough.


before today, if you heard awesomesauce would people understand what it means more often than not? its already ahead of half of the dictionary at that point.

 

[UFO]

*sees awsomesauce*

*rage-quits life*

 

[Nuke Soda]

Theoretically the addition of these words makes sense, but I for one shall abstain from using such abominations in my day to day diction.

Where did I put my fancy monocle? Oh that's right I don't have one. Well, shit bruh. Hashtag hella awesomesauce.

 

[Ben Morales]

I find it interesting that awesomesauce is one word, but lame sauce is two. Anyhow, on my way home once I listened to an entire npr show about words, I found it strangely fascinating. Did you know that an apron was originally a napron? Just because it sounded like an apron, rather then a napron, we changed it? Dumb things I learned

Do you remember what show that was or what the episode was called?

 

[AxeMan]

Some of those are phrases - not words

 

[TheOGB]

*awesomsauce*

have people really used that shit enough in the last 5 years for it to be put in the dictionary?

 

[davepoobond]

*awesomsauce*

have people really used that shit enough in the last 5 years for it to be put in the dictionary?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi7VHr_S_MQ


now think about how many channels and how many times that ad has run across America...

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Looks like Oxford should Brexit the fucking planet.

Seriously? Why are phrases now being considered words?

At least add cromulent and embiggen. They're both more worthy than that entire list.

 

[BraXzy]

These ones are the ones I'm okay with being added. Why has phishing got spear in front of it?

brain fart, n.: (informal) a temporary mental lapse or failure to reason correctly.
fat-shame, v.: cause (someone judged to be fat or overweight) to feel humiliated by making mocking or critical comments about their size.
Mx, n.: a title used before a person’s surname or full name by those who wish to avoid specifying their gender or by those who prefer not to identify themselves as male or female.
pocket dial, v.: inadvertently call (someone) on a mobile phone in one’s pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone.
rage-quit, v.: (informal) angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating, especially the playing of a video game.
spear phishing, n.: the fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information.
swatting, n.: (US informal) the action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large. number of armed police officers to a particular address.

 

[WesternHeretic]

Bruh should have been added a long time ago.

#Bruh

 

[Shokifer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi7VHr_S_MQ


now think about how many channels and how many times that ad has run across America...

When this video was posted the world officially entered armageddon

 

[Dryk]

It is amusing how this one is used derogatorily when the meaning is so positive.

Originally it was used by people in social justice circles to describe people that were especially militant and usually did not fight for the right reasons. Then it was co-opted by people outside those circles to describe anybody with strong opinions on social justice, thus losing all of its usefulness.

 

[Aselith]

why would redditor go in there?

 

[lastplayed]

Looks like Oxford should Brexit the fucking planet.

Seriously? Why are phrases now being considered words?

At least add cromulent and embiggen. They're both more worthy than that entire list.

Well they don't own or rule the language, they're just a dictionary.

That's the great thing about English, nothing's holding it baaaaack.

 

[Zophar]

Looks like Oxford should Brexit the fucking planet.

Seriously? Why are phrases now being considered words?

The OED has done this for as long as it's existed.

 

[Paper Sparrow]

These ones are the ones I'm okay with being added. Why has phishing got spear in front of it?

Spear phishing is when there is a specific person or group being targeted.

 

[Josh5890]

Time to pull out the scrabble board

 

[NotDreamcast]

Finally made it, bruh.

 

[friday]

Deradicalisation is the one that really trips me out. That's some clockwork orange shit.

 

[Poodlestrike]

fatberg, n.: a very large mass of solid waste in a sewerage system, consisting especially of congealed fat and personal hygiene products that have been flushed down toilets.

*vomits uncontrollably*

 

[disappeared]

I have a dictionary circa 2004 I'm still very fond of.

 

[blamite]

It makes me very happy to see that "rando" made the cut.

 

[Novocaine]

Cupboard used to be spelled 'cup board'. It's only a matter of a time until people realize the stupid space in between a and lot isn't worth getting that worked up about.

It makes me irrationally angry, I know it's dumb but I cannot help it. Especially when every device around tells you when you spell a word wrong or corrects it for you automatically.

 

[FZZ]

bruh, n: (US informal) a male friend (often used as a form of address)

GET FUCKED GAF

G E T F U C K E D

 

[KHlover]

why would redditor go in there?

Because reddit is one of the most visited websites on the internet and news articles quote reddit users all the time? The word clearly has a practical use, so I don't see why it shouldn't be added.