Cambridge Dictionary adds 6,000 new words to lexicon

• Cambridge Dictionary is set to add over 6,000 new terms to its lexicon this year, reflecting modern life, internet culture, and societal changes.
• New entries include popular social media slang such as "skibidi", "tradwife", and "delulu", alongside terms like "mouse jiggler" from remote working.
• "Skibidi" is a word with varying meanings or used as a joke, originating from a viral YouTube series, while "tradwife" describes a stay-at-home married woman, often active on social media.
• Other additions include "forever chemical" and "broligarchy", the latter describing a powerful group of men in technology, exemplified by those attending US President Donald Trump's inauguration.
• Colin McIntosh, Cambridge Dictionary's lexical programme manager, said that only words with anticipated lasting relevance are added, based on usage observed in the Cambridge English Corpus.

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Skibidi, delulu, tradwife, mouse jiggler: The new words being added to the Cambridge Dictionary