So, just for fun, how many of these words have you heard of?

Skibidi, delulu, tradwife, lewk and broligarchy

If you keep up with the latest slang or have members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha in your circle, you’ve probably heard some of the newest words in the Cambridge Dictionary. The institution announced yesterday that more than 6,000 terms have been added over the past year, many of which have been popularized by younger generations and social media.
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Notable entries include “skibidi,” a playful word popularized by a YouTube series that can mean “cool” or “bad,” or be used humorously without a specific meaning. The slang term “delulu,” short for “delusional,” was also added, along with Work Spouse, which describes a non-romantic workplace relationship in which two people support and trust each other.

“Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the Dictionary,” Colin McIntosh, the lexical program manager at Cambridge Dictionary, said in a statement, noting: “We only add words where we think they’ll have staying power.” Learn some of the other newly added terms, — and maybe show your work spouse while you’re at it!