24 Jul 2014

'Totes amazeballs' added to the dictionary

The latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary was updated with 1,000 new word definitions, The Independent reports.'
The 13th edition of the dictionary, first published in 1872, marks the first time that new words have been actively crowdsourced.

A word must demonstrate a “lasting influence on a language in order to avoid short-lived or faddy expressions being admitted” according to Chambers.

Watch to find out which other words have been added to the Chambers Dictionary.

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