OED Adds Twerk, Selfie, Girl Crush and More Digital Slang to Online Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has added 65 new words pertaining to digital culture to its online dictionary. The fact that the most well-respected and comprehensive dictionary in the English language would deign to recognize words like “selfie,” “srsly” and “FOMO” is seen by some as a sure sign that our civilization is in decline.

“This is why everyone hates those bratty millennials,” writes Salon, “The Oxford Dictionary Online has yet again legitimized 20-something narcissism and Internet culture with the addition of words like ‘twerk,’ ‘badassery,’ ‘selfie,’ ‘derp’ and ‘vom’ to its online dictionary.”

I too find it fairly ridiculous that a publication devoted to documenting the use of language would debase by … documenting the use of Internet language with its Internet dictionary. This is all definitely the fault of those narcissistic millennials who, strangely enough, didn’t even invent the Internet — they just have to live with it.

You can see the full list of added words over on the OED’s blog


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