Misty J

300 new words are making their way onto Dictionary.com. A few of the words being added, includes “Hangry,” known as being mad when hungry. “Slay,” was added. Which is the act of impressing someone, and “Dabbing,” a popular dance move involving your arm and head. Food, fashion and art also provided some new entries, including […]

Misty J

Hundreds of new words and phrases have earned a place in the dictionary, including “get your freak on.” Missy Elliot’s 2001 hit was among the new entries that the Oxford University press released Thursday. A few of the other new dictionary listings include glam-ma, exampling, and youtuber. Follow me on Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram: MistyJRadio […]

Misty J

YOLO is officially now in the Oxford English Dictionary. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, it’s an acronym for “you only live once.” “Gender-Fluid” was added. It’s a term used to describe someone with an unfixed gender identity. And one of my favorites, (because I’m childish) Moobs was also added. “Moobs” are […]

National

Dictionary.com is adding new words to its database,  some of the words you probably use and or do. In total, the site is adding about 300 words related to recent world events. They include things like Zika, mom jeans, free-range parenting and al desko. The last one, “al desko”  is a term used to describe […]