The English language is evolving rapidly due to internet culture, exemplified by the addition of terms like "skibidi," a slang word popularized on social media. Other notable new entries include "tradwife," referring to a traditional married woman, and "delulu," meaning delusional. Remote work has also introduced terms such as "mouse jiggler," which describes software to feign productivity. Additionally, the concern for environmental issues has led to the term "forever chemical," indicating harmful substances that persist in nature. The Cambridge Dictionary employs the Cambridge English Corpus to track the usage and longevity of these new words.
"Skibidi" is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.
An increase in remote working since the pandemic has created the new dictionary entry "mouse jiggler," a device or piece of software used to make it seem like you are working when you are not.
Concerns over climate change are behind the addition of "forever chemical," a harmful chemical that remains in the environment for a long time.
Internet culture is changing the English language, and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary.
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