{"id":45501,"date":"2025-04-21T08:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=45501"},"modified":"2025-04-21T08:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:23:17","slug":"15-new-words-in-oed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/15-new-words-in-oed\/","title":{"rendered":"15 New Words Every Word Nerd Will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, these are real. The Oxford English Dictionary<\/a><\/strong> (OED) recently added a bunch of new words—and while some of them are super serious, others are just… comedy gold.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re a language nerd, a casual word collector, or someone who simply enjoys a good giggle, you’ll love this list.<\/p>\n

Here are 15 hilarious new words that are now officially part of the English language. Proceed with caution: you might laugh out loud.<\/p>\n

1. Bomb diggity (noun\/adj.)<\/h2>\n

This one sounds like something your cool uncle said in 1997—and it’s back. If something is the bomb diggity<\/em>, it’s the absolute best. Like, next-level awesome.<\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>“That pizza? Bomb diggity. Would eat again.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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2. Bed-hopper (noun)<\/h2>\n

A bed-hopper is someone who moves from bed to bed. Could mean they sleep around. Could just mean they change sleeping spots a lot. Either way, it’s oddly specific—and kind of hilarious.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “Three sleepovers in one week? You little bed-hopper.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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3. Beddy-baw (noun)<\/h2>\n

A babyish word for “bed” or “sleep.” Think “beddy-byes,” but somehow even cuter (and sillier). Use it when you’re feeling dramatic about being tired.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “Don’t talk to me. It’s past my beddy-baw time.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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4. Calvinball (noun)<\/h2>\n

Straight from the Calvin and Hobbes<\/em> comics, Calvinball is a game where the only rule is that there are no rules. Chaos? Yes. Genius? Also yes.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “Trying to follow this group project is like playing Calvinball.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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5. Clowny (adj.)<\/h2>\n

Looking or acting like a clown—not just in the red-nose way, but in the “What are you even doing?” way. Perfect for describing that one friend who always takes the joke too far<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “He wore Crocs to prom. Very clowny energy.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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6. Collectathon (noun)<\/h2>\n

A video game where you spend 90% of your time collecting shiny stuff instead of, you know, actually winning. If you’ve ever played a Mario game and spent more time chasing coins than saving Peach—you’ve been in a collectathon.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “I spent four hours collecting bananas. Zero regrets.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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7. Congealed salad (noun)<\/h2>\n

Not a science experiment—an actual dish. Usually made with gelatin and random ingredients (like fruit, marshmallows, or… ham?). It’s weird. It’s jiggly. It’s technically edible.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “I brought congealed salad to the potluck. Everyone politely avoided it.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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8. Faffy (adj.)<\/h2>\n

British slang for anything that’s fussy, fiddly, or just way too complicated for no good reason. The kind of task that makes you go, “Ugh, why is this so annoying?”<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “Folding a fitted sheet? Way too faffy.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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9. Flour bomb (noun\/verb)<\/h2>\n

A prank (or protest move) involving a paper bag full of flour. Throw it, and boom—you’ve got an explosion of baking powdery chaos. Weirdly satisfying to say and<\/em> do.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “He flour-bombed me after I scared him. I deserved it.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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10. Grawlix (noun)<\/h2>\n

Those random symbols like *@#$%!* that show up in comics when a character is swearing. The polite way to rage.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “When I stubbed my toe, I let out a loud grawlix.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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11. Guyliner (noun)<\/h2>\n

Eyeliner. On guys. That’s it. And honestly? Slay.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “He wore guyliner to the concert. Iconic behavior.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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12. Judgey (adj.)<\/h2>\n

Someone who throws a little too much side-eye. You know the type—always ready to judge your playlist, your outfit, your snack choices…<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “I ordered pineapple pizza and my friend got all judgey about it.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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13. Moggy (adj.)<\/h2>\n

British slang for totally losing it. If you go moggy, you’re freaking out, acting wild, or just being extra in general.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “When I saw the spider, I went full moggy.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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14. Soft lad (noun)<\/h2>\n

Used in the UK, this is a slightly rude—but sometimes affectionate—way of calling someone a bit foolish or overly sensitive.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> “You brought an umbrella to the gym? You soft lad.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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15. Truth bomb (noun)<\/h2>\n

A brutally honest fact that hits hard. Dropping a truth bomb can cause drama, but it’s usually deserved.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: “She dropped a truth bomb about his singing… and he still auditioned.”<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, these are real. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) recently added a bunch of new words—and while some of them are super serious, others are just… comedy gold. Whether you’re a language nerd, a casual word collector, or someone who simply enjoys a good giggle, you’ll love this list. Here are 15 hilarious new words …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"","disable-critical-css":false,"_convertkit_action_broadcast_export":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45501"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45515,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45501\/revisions\/45515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}