Oxford Dictionary announced its latest additions on Thursday. The following entries have been added to the online dictionary that focuses on “current English,” not the historical Oxford English Dictionary.
Here are a few of the new terms.
Mic drop (noun): An instance of deliberately dropping or tossing aside one’s microphone at the end of a performance or speech one considers to have been particularly impressive. Also used to emphasize that a discussion is at an end after a definitive or particularly impressive point has been made.
Butthurt (adjective): Overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful.
Swole (adjective): (Especially of a man) extremely muscular.
Hangry (adjective): Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.
Rage-quit (verb): Angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating.
Butt-dial (verb): Inadvertently call (someone) on a mobile phone in one’s rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone.
Cat cafe (noun): A cafe or similar establishment where people pay to interact with cats housed on the premises.
Manspreading (noun): The practice whereby a man, especially one travelling on public transport, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat or seats.
Other words added to OxfordDictionaries.com include: fat-shame, awesomesauce, brain fart, bitch face, beer o’clock, rando, bruh, microaggression, and social justice warrior.