Awesomesauce, Bruh, Mic Drop Among New Words In Dictionary

LONDON (AP) —Awesomesauce, bruh and even butt dial were all added to Oxford English Dictionary's list of words.

Manspreading is so widespread it's now a word.

The term, coined by commuters, refers to men on public transport who splay their legs wide apart and encroach on neighboring seats. It's now been added to OxfordDictionaries.com.

The free online dictionary of current usage, created by the publishers of the venerable Oxford English Dictionary, issued its quarterly update Thursday of new words that have gained widespread currency in the English language. Here's a sampling from the list:

—beer o'clock, n: the appropriate time of day to start drinking beer

—wine o'clock, n: same as above, only with wine

—Brexit, n.: a term for the potential or hypothetical departure of the United Kingdom from the 28-nation European Union

—Grexit, n.: a term for the potential withdrawal of Greece from the 19-nation eurozone, the countries in the European Union that use the shared euro currency.

—butt dial, v.: calling someone accidentally with your mobile phone in a rear pocket

—cat cafe, n.: a café or similar establishment where people pay to interact with cats housed on the premises

—fatberg, n.: very large mass of solid waste in a sewerage system, consisting especially of congealed fat and personal hygiene products that have been flushed down toilets

-- awesomesauce, adj.: Extremely good; excellent. Early 21st century: humorous alteration of awesome, on the pattern of weak sauce.

--mic Drops,n.: n instance of deliberately dropping or tossing aside one's microphone at the end of a performance or speech one considers to have been particularly impressive:

--mkay, excl.: Nonstandard spelling of OK1, representing an informal pronunciation (typically used at the end of a statement to invite agreement, approval, or confirmation).

--hangry, adj.: Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger:

--bruh, n.: A male friend (often used as a form of address).

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