The Oxford English Dictionary recently added several new words from Indian English.
In the current versions of the Oxford English Dictionary, the synonyms for "woman" include some eye-poppingly sexist words: b***h, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, biddy, filly.
The word was actually coined in 1965!
The latest additions include YOLO, yogalates and fuhgeddaboudit, among others.
In fact, the centenary edition of the esteemed Concise Oxford English Dictionary now contains some 400 new entries, some of which are a testament to the continuing evolution of language especially in the time of the Internet.
The Oxford English Dictionary recently added several new words from Indian English.
It's time to upgrade your vocabulary too!
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