‘Squad Goals,’ ‘Haterade’ Top Oxford Dictionaries’ 300 New Words
The English language is growing.
Oxford Dictionaries has added 300 new words and, trust us, they're a lesson in 21st century jargon.
Take a look at some of the vernacular that has made its way into the esteemed pages of definition:
- squad goals
- climate denier
- drunk dial
- drunk text
- cat lady
- lovefest
- craptacular
- funtastic
- haterade
- jelly
- herd mentality
- third gender
Oxford's additions come on the heels of Merriam-Webster including 1,000 new words to its book. And when you take a good look at the words, you can only imagine what will be added next year as the Millennial influence continues to permeate our world.