'Sumfin' spectacular has happened with the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary after the word was added to its list along with three other colloquial versions including "summink", "sumthin" and "sumptin".
The four versions of the word "something" are among 203 new terms added this October and have been counted not as slang - as some would expect - but as regional variants of the word.
The historic dictionary has also seen fit to add "whatevs" and "whatev" to the official English vocabulary, a word to indicate that the speaker is disinclined to engage with, or is indifferent to, the matter.
It too has added "promposal" - which means an invitation to be someone’s date to a school prom - and "poke" which those familiar with one of the latest health food crazes would know is a type of Hawaiian cookery which uses sliced or cubed marinated raw fish or seafood, often served over rice.
Star Wars terms used in the film saga are also included in the update with "Jedi", "lightsabre" and "Padawan" - an apprentice Jedi - now within our common language, according to the dictionary.
"Omnishambles" a term coined in politcal comedy series The Thick of It is now in the OED too. The term means "a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged" and has made 109 appearances in Hansard.
The influence of politics and politicians has also seen "simples" added to the list having been used by Theresa May in February this year when she told Ian Blackford, the SNP's Westminster leader, the best way to end Brexit uncertainty was to "vote for a deal - simples". However, the term is probably better known in households across the UK as a catchphrase used by a Russian meerkat to sell insurance.
Unsurprisingly more words which describe fake news and inaccuracy are been added and updated. Fake news now officially means reporting that is deliberately misleading or that is merely accused of being false. "Fakeable", "fakeness", "fakey" and "fakie" can all be used to describe inauthenticity.
Another addition will be understood by anyone who has felt pure panic when they have temporarily misplaced their phone. "Nomophobic" has been added to dictionary describing anxiety about not having access to a mobile phone or mobile phone services.
