LOLZ: Photobomb, Wikipedian, and other tech lingos now part of Oxford Dictionary

Well, isn't this ridic? Some crafty new words have been added to the Oxford Dictionary, ranging from techy to strange, to say the least.

The Oxford English Dictionary is frequently updated to keep in trend with our ever-changing colloquial. But these August 2012 additions might give you the lolz: Plenty of Internet-related lingos have been officially initiated as part of the English language as per the dictionary’s standard. While some of these make perfect sense, such as UX and Hackathon, some of the other ones seems, well, ridic:

lolz, fun, laughter, or amusement

ridic, ridiculous

photobomb, spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by suddenly appearing in the camera’s field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke

UX, short for user experience

tweeps, a person’s followers on the social networking site Twitter

e-cigarette, another term for electronic cigarette

hat tip, (in online contexts) used as an acknowledgement that someone has brought a piece of information to the writer’s attention, or provided the inspiration for a piece of writing

Wikipedian, a person who contributes to the collaboratively written online encyclopedia Wikipedia, especially on a regular basis

ethnical hacker, a person who hacks into a computer network in order to test or evaluate its security, rather than with malicious or criminal intent

Hackathon, an event, typically lasting several days, in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming

“The world of technology remains a major influence on the English language,” reads the Oxford Dictionary blog, which announced the new word additions. These words come in conjunction with other tech-related jargon, such as 3D printing and sexting, which was added last year.

Several non-techy words have been added as well that make us shake our heads in shame. Some of them we wondered why they weren’t part of the English vocabulary (officially) before, while others just shouldn’t be a thing. We think you’ll know what we’re referring to in this list:

genius, exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability

date night, a prearranged occasion on which an established couple, esp. one with children, go for a night out together.

video chat, a face-to-face conversation held over the Internet by means of webcams and dedicated software

group hug, an instance of a number of people gathering together to hug each other, typically to provide support or express solidarity:

mwahahaha, used to represent laughter, especially manic or cackling laughter such as that uttered by a villainous character in a cartoon or comic strip

douche, an obnoxious or contemptible person, typically a man

soul patch, a small tuft of facial hair directly below a man’s lower lip. 

vajazzle, adorn the pubic area of (a woman) with crystals, glitter, or other decoration

“The rich variety of new words from all manner of sources and levels of formality — popular culture, science, technology, politics, etc. — is striking in this update,” said Oxford’s Head of Online Dictionaries Glynnis Keir in a statement. While it’s great to see some regularly used words added as an official part of the English language, there’s just that bit of irony how our language is beginning to sound less articulate than ever.

 

See a bigger list of freshly added words to the Oxford Dictionary here.

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com