‘Britneys’, 'phwoar’ in new Oxford English Dictionary

Modern slang have been officially added to the latest edition of Oxford English Dictionary, including “Britneys” for beers to rhyme with the name of the singer Britney Spears.

Language has always been a form of expression, with some words even describing an emotion. The words that have gained an official entry to the English language, and that sticks out a mile are words like “phwoar” — meaning an “expression of enthusiastic or lubricious approval”

Included in the new book are words describing the physical attributes of a person or appreciation like “stud muffin” — an attractive man — and “arm candy” — a good-looking date. These words could be deemed as “fit”, and has been used as common shorthand for “sexually attractive”, according to the book.

What has led to the spreading of such words globally is, according to the authors, the growth of the Internet. With young people on both sides of the Atlantic regularly exchanging phrases, new American slang terms now lodge themselves in British culture quicker than ever before.

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