‘Skibidi' and ‘mouse jiggler' among the oddities added to the dictionary
Cambridge said it decided to include skibidi after phrases such as 'that wasn't very skibidi rizz of you' entered into the mainstream.
Defined in the dictionary as 'a word that can have different meanings such as 'cool' or 'bad', or can be used with no real meaning as a joke'. An example of its use is, 'What the skibidi are you doing?''
Last year, Kim Kardashian also shared a video on social media showing a necklace that had been engraved with 'skibidi toilet', which was a gift from her daughter.
Lexicologists for the online dictionary, established in 1999, said they only add words which they think will have 'staying power'.
Working from home helped 'mouse jiggler', meaning a device or piece of software used to make it seem as though someone is working when they are not, to gain its place in the dictionary.
Gen alpha – referring to people born in the 2010s – and delulu, an abbreviation of delusional, are among the 6,000 new additions.
The phrases work wife and work spouse, red flag and green flag, broligarchy and tradwife have also been added after repeated use over the last year.
Tradwife is short for traditional wife – a woman who embraces conventional gender roles within a marriage, prioritising home-making, childcare and catering to her husband's needs – while broligarchy refers to a blend of a Silicon Valley-style 'tech bro' and oligarchy.
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were all classed as members of the broligarchy after they attended Donald Trump's presidential inauguration earlier this year.
Lewk was also among the new additions this year, and refers to a style, fashion or outfit which is usually unusual, impressive and might stand out.
Work wife and work spouse, referring to relationships between colleagues, were among the new entries alongside inspo, which is short for inspiration.
RAAC – an abbreviation for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete – is an environmental term which has also entered the dictionary after widespread safety concerns over the material widely used in buildings during the second half of the 20th century.
Red flag and green flag were both updated entries, and are used to describe if something good is about to happen or something bad is about to happen respectively.
Colin McIntosh, lexical programme manager of the Cambridge Dictionary, said: 'It's not every day you get to see words like skibidi and delulu make their way into the dictionary.
'We only add words where we think they'll have staying power. Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary.'
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