By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/mic-drop-awesomesauce-oxford-dictionaries-adds-1000-new-slang-terms Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ‘Mic drop’ and ‘awesomesauce’: Oxford Dictionaries adds 1,000 new slang terms World Aug 27, 2015 8:29 AM EDT Oxford Dictionaries added 1,000 new words to its informal language collection on Thursday, including slang expressions “mic drop,” “cakeage” and “cat café.” “Mic drop” literally can be dropping a microphone at the end of a performance or speech to mark its excellence, or figuratively when the speaker feels he made an impressive point. “Cakeage” is the fee a restaurant charges for serving a cake the customer has brought. And “cat café” is, of course, a cat café. Oxford Dictionaries is not the same as the traditional Oxford English Dictionary, however, both are published by Oxford University Press. Other words Oxford Dictionaries added this year include “brain fart,” a temporary mental lapse, “bitch face,” a scowling facial expression, and “fur baby,” someone’s beloved pet. OK, that’s pretty “adorkable.” View more new words and vote on your favorite. Follow @NewsHourWorld By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Oxford Dictionaries added 1,000 new words to its informal language collection on Thursday, including slang expressions “mic drop,” “cakeage” and “cat café.” “Mic drop” literally can be dropping a microphone at the end of a performance or speech to mark its excellence, or figuratively when the speaker feels he made an impressive point. “Cakeage” is the fee a restaurant charges for serving a cake the customer has brought. And “cat café” is, of course, a cat café. Oxford Dictionaries is not the same as the traditional Oxford English Dictionary, however, both are published by Oxford University Press. Other words Oxford Dictionaries added this year include “brain fart,” a temporary mental lapse, “bitch face,” a scowling facial expression, and “fur baby,” someone’s beloved pet. OK, that’s pretty “adorkable.” View more new words and vote on your favorite. Follow @NewsHourWorld