The Cambridge Dictionary has become a hot topic on social media after adding some interesting new words to its vast list of vocabulary. While Cambridge added over 6,000 words in the past year, some of the additions are terms that are especially popular among young people, ABC News reported.

What is the meaning of the word ‘skibidi’?

According to Cambridge, skibidi is one of the words that have become popular in recent months. The viral word sometimes means “cool” or “bad,” but it can also mean nothing, per Cambridge. Skibidi, which originated from the popular YouTube show “Skibidi Toilet,” is especially used by Gen Alpha, people born between 2010 and 2024.

“Phrases like ‘What the skibidi are you doing?’ and ‘That wasn’t very skibidi rizz of you’ have entered mainstream usage,” Cambridge said in a statement. “In October last year, Kim Kardashian posted a video on social media showing a necklace her daughter had given her as a birthday present, engraved with the phrase ‘Skibidi Toilet.’”

Cambridge Dictionary also added the words ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’

“Delulu,” “tradwife” and “lewk” are some of the other popular social media words that are now added to the Cambridge Dictionary. Lewk, which is a fancy pronunciation of the word “look,” describes a unique style or outfit. “Tradwife,” short for “traditional wife,” describes a married woman who is focused on taking care of her children and her home. Hannah Neeleman, known on social media as @ballerinafarm, is credited with coining the word “Tradwife.” “Delulu,” another word for “delusional,” refers to someone who believes “things that are not real or true, usually because you choose to.”

Colin McIntosh, lexical program manager at Cambridge Dictionary, said the new words prove how internet culture influences language: “It’s not every day you get to see words like skibidi and delulu make their way into the Cambridge Dictionary,” he said in a statement. “We only add words where we think they’ll have staying power. Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the Dictionary.”

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