The eNotes Blog Dont Have Any FOMO! The Complete List of New Words in the OED isHere

Dont Have Any FOMO! The Complete List of New Words in the OED isHere Dont know a big motivator for FOMO? No doubt, me either. (Psst old people! That is to say, Fear of Missing Out.)  Good thing it is one of the sixty-five new entriesâ in the venerable Oxford English Dictionary. As you will see, a considerable lot of them are from the virtual world.  Among my top picks, which started on Reddit, is TL;DR (Too since quite a while ago; didn't peruse.) Some of this years sections have met with cries of shock among the literati, yet we would all well to recall the astute insight of Jorge Luis Borges who said that language isn't, as we are directed to assume by the word reference, the development of academicians or philologists. Or maybe, it has been developed through timeby laborers, by anglers, by trackers, by riders.† Say that again and again to yourself when you comprehend that  twerk is currently a formally perceived word: action word [no object]â informal move to famous music in an explicitly provocative way including pushing hip developments and a low, hunching down stance:just hold up till they find their little girls twerking to this songtwerk itâ girl, work it young lady Here are a couple of those new passages.  Do you know your emoticon from your omnishambles? All things considered, DO YOU? apols A/W babymoon balayage bitcoin blondie buzzworthy BYOD cake pop ceiling fixture stud snap and gather dappy derp advanced detox twofold denim emoticon fauxhawk FIL flatform food child nerd chic young lady pulverize grats guac hackerspace Web of things jorts LDR personal time MOOC omnishambles pear juice phablet pixie cut selfie space the travel industry squee srsly road food not at all like