10 New English Language Words 2016 - Added to the Oxford English Dictionary - including 'MOOBS'

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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So the new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary has been published and guess what
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there are lots of new additions some superb-bril-tastic words have been added
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this time and as a way of commemorating this, we are going to take
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a look at some of them right now.
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Around 1,000 new words have been added to the OED this time, but we are going to
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look at some of the more curious ones in no particular order,
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oh and by the way some of these words might be offensive to one or two viewers
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but please don't shoot the messenger
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I said don't shoot the messenger.
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The first new word is 'fuhgeddaboudit'
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A us colloquialism associated especially with New York and New Jersey reflecting
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an attempted regional pronunciation of the phrase forget about it, used to
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indicate that has suggested scenario is unlikely or undesirable.
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Wesminster bubble was first used in 1998. The term describes an insular community of
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politicians journalists and civil servants who appear to be out of touch
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with the experiences of the wider British public. Gender-fluid An adjective
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denoting or relating to a person who does not identify themselves as having a
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fixed gender.
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Moobs... British informal, deposits of excess fat on a man's chest that
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resemble a woman's breasts; boozing overeating and more female hormones in
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the environment have been blamed for blokes sprouting moobs. Chefdom
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A noun meaning the overall fact state or positioning of becoming a chef. YOLLO
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An acronym often used on social media and through SMS messaging it stands for
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you only live once. A term that is used to urge a person to pursue their dreams or
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desires. Cheeseball An adjectives used as an insult to describe someone or
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something lacking taste style or originality or the breaded and
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deep-fried cheese appetizer served at the start of a meal.
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Oompa Loompa Humorous or derogatory a short person he slept on a bed that was
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made for an Oompa Loompac he's an Oompa loompa compared to the rest of the
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players. A person whose skin has an orange appearance typically because they
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are very suntanned. Pale girls look much prettier than those overtanned Oompa Loompas.
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Yogalates A mass now a fitness routine that combines Pilates exercises
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with the postures and breathing techniques of yoga
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Here's a word that did not make it into the dictionary this time around but we
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might see it next time. Ringxietyy This is a noun, the phenomenon of seeming to
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hear or sense a non-existent message or call on your phone. Do you have ringxiety?
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and of course let us not forget the word made up by me a few weeks ago 'overdramatacise'
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It is my special verb to overstate something for dramatic effect,
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or to instill fear into someone.
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Sadly that new word of mine has not appeared in the latest Oxford English
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Dictionary, at least not this time.
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Perhaps next time it will keep looking out and listening out for those new
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English words and I will see you all again real soon.
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This is Misterduncan in England saying ta ta for now.
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