A confused woman looks up at the schedule board in a busy tube station while holding a map. Below the image, the word “friction-maxxing” is defined as the practice of making everyday activities slightly less convenient to reduce reliance on digital devices and discourage overuse.
Making things a bit less convenient on purpose?
That could be ‘friction-maxxing’. Our #CambridgeDictionary #NewWords blog defines it as the practice of making everyday activities slightly less convenient to reduce reliance on digital devices and discourage overuse.
Have you heard of this term? 💭
Two people sit at the back of a car, each reading a book. Below them, text on a Cambridge light blue background defines 'readaway' as a short holiday where the main activity is reading and talking about books.
📖 Planning a book-filled weekend away with your friends this year?
Our #CambridgeDictionary #NewWords blog calls this a ‘readaway’ — a short holiday where the main activity is reading and talking about books.
Do you think this word should be added to the #dictionary? 💭
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Por qué ‘rage bait’ es la Palabra del Año 2025 según Oxford
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#CambridgeDictionary ‘s word of the year
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The #CambridgeDictionary word of 2025 is #parasocial, which describes having a one-sided connection with someone you do not know, such as a celebrity, a fictional character or an AI chatbot. #words
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“Parasocial” declared word of the year by Cambridge Dictionary
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« Parasocial » déclare mot de l’année par le dictionnaire Cambridge […]
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😲 'Skibidi', 'delulu' and 'tradwife' are officially in the #CambridgeDictionary...
They are among over 6,000 new terms added in the past year after being carefully tracked by our Dictionary team as their usage has grown. 📈
You know there is a word ’delulu’ - recently introduced into #CambridgeDictionary - the defines his status. It is “typically used to describe someone who holds unrealistic beliefs or fantasies, often in a humorous or self-aware way”!!
"Skibidi,” pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6000 #additions this year to the #CambridgeDictionary.
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Skibidi, the viral word born from DaFuq!?Boom!’s bizarre Skibidi Toilet series, has officially been added to the Cambridge Dictionary. The term is now defined as a nonsensical word that can mean “cool,” “bad,” or simply be used as a joke. Cambridge noted how phrases like “What the skibidi are y...
Skibidi, delulu, and tradwife are now official words? Get into this bold breakdown of how internet noise made the dictionary. 🖤 #FierceCulture #TheLowdown #CambridgeDictionary #GenZ #GenAlpha #Discover #BlackSky #BlackSkyOver40 #BlackSkyTrending #FierceMillennial #MillennialBlackSky #Millennial
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Fave word entering the Cambridge English Dictionary this year: DELULU. It's literally delicious, yummy, synesthetic, like sucking on a piece of fresh pineapple. Not cheese in the gif, but you can pretend - you'll just be more delulu ♥️😍🍾🥂 #Etymology #Cambridgedictionary
#CambridgeDictionary added 6,000 new #words to its online edition over the past year, including terms popularised by #GenZ and #GenAlpha like #Skibidi and #Delulu
"skibidi" can mean "cool" or "bad" or sometimes be used without any clear meaning at all.
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Cambridge Dictionary adds "skibidi," "delulu," and "tradwife" to its 2023 updates, reflecting internet culture’s impact on language. 📚 #CambridgeDictionary #Skibidi #Delulu #Tradwife #Broligarchy #LanguageEvolution
"Delulu" – a play on the word "delusional", with a similar definition: "believing things that are not real or true, usually because you choose to" is now in the #CambridgeDictionary. Because I’ll have ample opportunities to use it the next few years, I’m adding it to my lexicon!
The Cambridge Dictionary has added 6,000 words this year, including slang terms like skibidi and delulu. @AssociatedPress talked to Colin McIntosh, lexical program manager, about how his team decides what makes the cut. At the second link, find a quiz to see how well you know Gen Alpha slang […]
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Cambridge Dictionary adiciona “skibidi”, “delulu” e “tradwife” (e a culpa é do TikTok) #CambridgeDictionary #NovasPalavras #TikTok #GíriaJovem
BREAKING: Cambridge Dictionary adds viral slang like “skibidi” and “delulu”
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Cambridge Dictionary Adds 6,000 New Words Including ‘Skibidi’ and ‘Tradwife’
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TikTok slang ‘skibidi’ and ‘delulu’ enter Cambridge Dictionary alongside ‘tradwife’
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So… are we all just a little “delulu” for thinking skibidi would actually make the Cambridge Dictionary? 📚 🤷♂️ #CambridgeDictionary #Skibidi #Delulu #Tradwife #Mousejiggler #GenZ
😔 Sorry #Oxford-Dictionary, #CambridgeDictionary, and @dictionarycom.bsky.social, but #WebsterDictionary is THE #Dictionary.
I’ve determined that ETYMOLOGY is an intentionally #CreatedConcept via #EvilMinds.
A definition SHOULD be #SetInStone to avoid #InterpretationErrors #ThroughoutHistory.