Living language

The Oxford Dictionary of English is continuously supplemented with over 1,000 new words each year! Some of our favourite recent additions include:

• Yogalates
  

A combination of pilates exercises with youga postures and breathing techniques.

• Moobs

Unusually prominent breasts on a man, typically as a result of excess fat.

As a result

• Westminster bubble

An insular community of politicians, journalists and civil servants who seem to be out of touch with the experiences of British public.

Acronyms:

• YOLO: "you only live once"
• FOMO: "fear of missing out", the sinking feeling you get when imagining that other people have more exciting lives than you, often resulting in -and perpetuated by- excessive interest in social media.

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