“Delulu”, “Skibidi” and “Tradwife”: The new words that came into Cambridge’s dictionary thanks to Tiktok

The Tiktok generation continues to shape the English language and this is now officially reflected. The Cambridge Dictionary has announced its new additions and are among them words such as “Skibidi”, “Delulu” and “Tradwife”, terms that come from internet culture and have been established through social media. “Internet culture is changing the English and the phenomenon is exciting to observe it and capture it in the dictionary,” said Cambridge’s lexicographic program, Colin Makindos. “It is not customary to see words like” Skibidi “or” Delulu “entering such a reputable dictionary. We only add terms that we believe have come to stay. ” What new words mean other new additions to these new additions, Cambridge Dictionary proves that the influence of social media and especially Tiktok is not a temporary phenomenon but a reality that radically changes everyday language.
Source: News Beast

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