Just like (I'm hoping) many book nerds out there, I pay close attention to the news stories on new additions to the Oxford Dictionary. Of course, doing this, I'm usually disappointed in the human race as a whole. This year was par for the course, though it seemed especially frustrating for some reason. Here are just a few of my favorites:
Twerk: In other words that disgusting display of crassness that Miley Cyrus so eloquently performed at the VMAs earlier this week.
Blondie: I'm ok with this one. In fact I'm not sure why it's never been in there before considering how long blondies have been around.
Omnishambles: Apparently a by-product of Malcolm Tucker on "The Thick of It" in Britain. Based on the definition, it's basically a big shambles. Seeing as I have an affinity for fusing words, I'm ok with this one as well.
Selfie and Vom: Are we so focused on 1000 other things that we can't take the tenth of a second extra that it takes to say "self-portrait" or "vomit"?
Derp: Meaning stupid, as in: The fact that these words have made it past a 13 year old's text conversation is extremely derp.
FOMO: Granted, I don't always know the tech/text speak but I have NEVER heard anyone use this term. It apparently means: Fear of Missing Out. But quite honestly it sounds slightly derogatory.
And last but certainly not least, my top 2 examples of the fall of civilization:
2. TL: DR: Another I've never heard until today, but it means - Too Long: Didn't Read. How long before students will be writing this on English tests and essays?
1. Srsly: Because it's just too taxing to add those pesky vowels
I have to think that 100 years from now if dictionaries still exist, people are going to think we were brainless weirdos who didn't know how to spell.
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