Approximately 6,000 new words have reached the Internet edition of the Dictionary of the University of the University of Cambridg in the last year. Among them are slang expressions such as “skibidi”, “Delule” and “TRADWIFE”, which popularized social networks and the youngest generations. According to AFP and AP reports, TASR reports this.
- Cambridge Dictionary’s Internet dictionary added 6000 words in the year.
- The new terms include slang terms such as “skibidi” and “deck”.
- Social networks affect the creation of new expressions of English.
- New expressions reflect current trends and changes in communication.
“Internet culture changes English and it is fascinating to observe and record this influence in the dictionary,” Noted Colin Mcintosh, manager of the lexical program in the largest Internet dictionary in the world Cambridge Dictionary.
This dictionary uses the Cambridge English Corpus database containing more than two billion words written and spoken English. It follows how different people use new words, how often and in what contexts.
As for the latest additions, The term ‘TRADWIFE’ originated as a compound of the words Traditional Wife (traditional wife). The publisher warned that this term reflects “The growing controversial trend on Instagram networks and Tick, which highlights traditional gender roles”.
Experts behind the vocabulary also took the tasks to define the word “skibidi”, which became popular in Internet mems. It can gain different meanings such as being super or even bad – or may not have any meaning at all. AFP writes that this essentially ‘Bľabot’ has expanded the Skibidi Toilet channel on the YouTube platform which publishes mindless content from social networks consumed by the youngest generation of alpha.
Among the new concepts, the place has also found a place The word “Delule” that is derived from the English word “delusional” (misleading). They defined it as “Faith in a thing that is not real or true, usually just because you have decided to do so”. An example was the manifestation of Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese in Parliament from 2025, in which he used the phrase “Delule With No Solulu” (detached from reality and without a solution).
Other new phrases include “Lewk”, which is used to describe a unique fashion style and popularized by the American Drag Rupaul’s Drag Race or “Inspo”, a shortcut for inspiration. The culture of work from home has arisen to create an expression “Mouse Jiggler”, which indicates a way to pretend that you work when you are not actually working.
