Oxford Dictionary Adds ‘Butthurt’ ‘Fat-Shame’ ‘Social Justice Warrior’

via Truth Revolt—On Wednesday, the Oxford Dictionary announced it will add several new words to the lexicon.

Oxford Dictionaries is the branch of the Oxford family that focuses on modern language—words that people are using now and how they’re using them—which makes their barriers to entry different than the venerable, historical Oxford English Dictionary. Their new words often arise from fresh technology and pop culture and might include Internet slang (like new entry pwnage) that would get laughed out of the OED’s admittance office.

Here are some of the latest additions:

awesomesauce ( adjective): extremely good; excellent

butthurt (adjective): overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful

fat-shame (verb): cause (someone judged to be fat or overweight) to feel humiliated by making mocking or critical comments about their size

fur baby (noun): a person’s dog, cat, or other furry pet animal

hangry (adjective): bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger

manspreading (noun): the practice whereby a man, especially one travelling on public transport, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat or seats

microaggression (noun): a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority

social justice warrior (noun): (derogatory) a person who expresses or promotes socially progressive views

swatting (noun): the action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address

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Let’s use these new words in a sentence!

“Your social justice warrior attitude deserves to a hangry dose of manspreading and butthurt.”