Oxford Dictionaries adds 'yas,' 'squad goals,' 'cat lady'
Published in Weird News
OXFORD, England (UPI) -- Oxford Dictionaries announced the addition of 300 new words, including "squad goals," yas, untag, Kodak moment, and drunk text.
The Britain-based publisher said "craptacular," drink the haterade, and fitspo also made this year's cut.
The new words include:
cat lady noun: An older woman who lives alone with a large number of cats, to which she is thought to be obsessively devoted.
clicktivism noun: Actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement, for example signing an online petition or joining a campaign group on social media.
craptacular adjective: Remarkably poor or disappointing.
drink the haterade phrase: Indulge in excessively negative, critical, or resentful behavior.
drop bear noun: A mythical marsupial resembling a koala, said to live in trees and attack people by dropping on to their heads from above.
drunk text noun: A text message sent while drunk, typically one that is embarrassing or foolish.
femslash noun: A genre of fiction, chiefly published online, in which female characters who appear together in film, television, or other popular media are portrayed as having a sexual relationship.
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