Cambridge Dictionary has added numerous Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang terms in this year's edition.
According to Sky News, the Cambridge Dictionary this year welcomed more than 600 words, including famous social media slang.
Social media-inspired slang, including “skibidi,” “delulu,” and “broligarcy”, has been added to the dictionary because experts believe these words will not just be a trend but have linguistic staying power.
Lexical programme manager at the Cambridge Dictionary, Colin McIntosh, said, “Internet culture is changing the English language, and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary. It’s not every day you get to see words like ‘skibidi’ and ‘delulu’ make their way into the Cambridge Dictionary. We only add words where we think they’ll have staying power.”
"Skibidi" was defined in the dictionary as a word with different meanings, such as “good, cool, weird” or bad” that can be used "with no real meaning as a joke."
While some of the slangs are shortened versions of already existing terms, like “delulu” from delusion and “broligarchy” by merging "bro" and "oligarchy."
The word 'bro-ligarchy' is used to describe a small group of powerful and strong men in the tech industry who have or want significant political influence. The term was used to describe tech giants Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos at Donald Trump's inauguration in January.
The other new entries in the Cambridge Dictionary include “mouse jiggler”, “work spouse”, “inspo”, “tradewife” and “lwek.”
