Cambridge Dictionary adds online terms skibidi, tradwife and delulu

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2025-08-18

London (PA Media/dpa) - "Skibidi," "tradwife," "delulu" and other slang terms popularized by social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. Continued remote working has introduced terms like "mouse jiggler" and concerns over climate change see the phrase "forever chemical" added, alongside more than 6,000 others words. Slang term "skibidi," a jibberish word, joined the world's largest online dicti......

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