Oct 21, 2022
By Adrija Sen
The Global Language Monitor assess that there are 1,066,095 words in the English language, and an estimated 800 to 1,000 new ones are added every year to English language dictionaries. That adds up to more than 90,000 being added to the dictionary in the 20th century alone!
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The recent dramatic increase in new words is caused by the rising use of communication technology and the random coining of new words! The following slides show new words added to English language dictionaries in 2022.
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Holidaying in one's home country rather than abroad, involving day trips to local attractions. Due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, staycations have become popular in the last two years.
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Abbreviation of the phrase “to be honest.” It’s used in text messages and social media conversations, such as in “TBH, I don’t want to go to the movies today.”
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Finfluencer refers to specific influencers who focus on financial topics. Whether it’s advice on investing, personal money or budgeting, finfluencers create content to educate people on social media.
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FTW is an abbreviation for “for the win.” FTW is often used in social media to state your approval or support towards something.
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It is a virtual reality space where users interact with a computer-generated environment and other users via the internet.
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An adjective used to describe something simple and quiet, for example, “Their marriage was a low-key affair.” As an adverb, it means ‘to some extent,’ such as “I had low-key forgotten about yesterday’s homework.”
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Fitspiration is a portmanteau of two words - Fitness and Inspiration. It's further shortened into "fitspo" and refers to a person or thing that motivates others to exercise and eat healthily.
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Nomophobia refers to the fear of being without your mobile phone or being unable to use it due to lousy internet services.
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Deplatforming is preventing a person whose views are regarded as unacceptable or offensive from contributing to a public forum or debate, especially by blocking them on a social media site.
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Let’s end our journey of new words with Awesomesauce. The word is an adjective used to say something is extremely good or excellent.
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