Moobs and YOLO are among hundreds of new words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Moobs earns its listing as a slang term for a man's prominent breasts, and YOLO is an acronym for "you only live once".New words and phrases are usually added to the dictionary once editors have enough evidence to demonstrate continued historical use.Other entries focus on the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth, with additions such as Oompa Loompa and witching hour. Words related to food, speech, media and retail also feature.
The OED is a historical dictionary and a definitive guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of almost 830,000 past and present words, senses, and compounds from across the English-speaking world.
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