The editors at Oxford Dictionaries have weighed in with some new words today, noting that social media continues to be a "catalyst for linguistic innovation," as Oxford lexicographer Richard Snary put it. Among the newly acknowledged words:
Autocorreck. verb. Cause to contain mistakes by means of an autocorrect or autocomplete function: "I wrote a great text to her, but 'love' was autocorrecked to 'move.' " [Blend of autocorrect and wreck]
Instayam. noun. A Thanksgiving photograph shared on social media: "Before we ate, we had to send an Instayam." [blend of Instagram and yam]
Leo. verb. To achieve something after years of trying: "I feel like I've Leoed this morning; I finally passed my driving test." [from Leonardo DiCaprio, who won the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor after six unsuccessful nominations.]
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