30 words you won't believe were added to the dictionary in the last decade

Talia LakritzOct 16, 2020, 20:05 IST

"Selfie" is a real word in the dictionary now.Emilija Manevska/Getty Images

The Oxford English Dictionary is constantly adding new words and some new additions may come as a surprise.
Fans of "The Sopranos" will be happy to see "Fuhgeddaboudit" in the dictionary.
Words like "vom" and "bridey" may raise some eyebrows.

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words on a regular basis to reflect new cultural phenomena.

Some of these words may have seemed silly at first but slowly worked their way into everyday conversation. Some of them are just silly, period.

Here are 30 surprising words that somehow made it into the dictionary.

"Bae" is a term of endearment.

Salt bae works his magic. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images

"Bridey" is another way of saying bride-like.

A wedding dress. Thibault Camus/AP

"Dumpster fire" can have a more metaphorical definition.

A dumpster burning during a protest. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

"Jerkface" might be used in a heated argument.

Someone is being a jerkface. Dean Drobot/Shutterstock

"Noob" began as video game slang.

New to the game. Cate Gillon / Getty Images

Cocktail parties can be "schmoozefests."

A schmoozefest. Harold Cunningham/Getty Images

Comedians have been known to do "spit takes."

Stephen Colbert does a spit take in Washington DC in 2010. Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

When something is trending in the "Twittersphere," it will probably show up on your feed.

People using Twitter. Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo/Reuters

A "bro hug" is not significantly different from a regular hug.

A bro hug. Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images

"YOLO" became part of popular culture when Drake released his song "The Motto (YOLO)" in 2012.

Because YOLO. PomInOz/Shutterstock

"Adorbs" is a shortened form of "adorable."

An adorable kitten. Photo by Wang He/Getty Images

Smartphones made "selfies" popular.

Taking a selfie with Queen Elizabeth. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty

"Fuhgeddaboudit" is a popular saying on "The Sopranos."

"The Sopranos." HBO

While used for decades, "yas" became better known through a viral video in the 2010s where a Lady Gaga fan expressed his admiration for the star.

Yaaas, Gaga. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

"Vom," in other words, is vomit.

Not fun. michaelheim/Shutterstock

Some people might have stronger "gaydar" than others.

New York Pride. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

When it's not a phone or a tablet, it's a "phablet."

A "phablet." Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock

Designer Betsey Johnson is an example of a "glam-ma."

Betsey Johnson. Evan Agostini/Getty Images

"Worstest" is an actual word.

Getting a ticket is the worstest. Shutterstock

Some arguments can be settled with a "dance-off."

"Napoleon Dynamite" having a dance-off with himself. Fox Searchlight Pictures

"Emojis" have changed the way we communicate.

The emoji featured on WhatsApp. Edoardo Maggio/Business Insider

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King are "besties."

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

"Bookaholics" can never have too many books.

So many books. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images

Miley Cyrus made waves when she began to "twerk" at the 2013 VMAs.

Miley Cyrus performs. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for MTV

"Vlog" is short for "video blog."

Vlogs of YouTubers reviewing viral food trends are especially popular. Eric Gay/Associated Press

"Glamping" puts regular camping to shame.

Not your average tent. Business Insider

People get "hangry" when they haven't eaten.

Snacks are crucial. REUTERS/Max Rossi

"Binge-watching" has become a national pastime.

Just one more episode. Shutterstock

"Puggles" are, to use another new word, "adorbs."

Too cute for words. Elizabeth Winterbourne/Shutterstock

"MacGyver," a popular show in the '80s, became a verb.

"MacGyver." ABC

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