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Among the new entries includes the slang term 'skibidi' which originates from popular YouTube series 'Skibidi Toilet', a viral, nonsensical, animated show that depicts human heads emerging from toilets.
Cambridge Dictionary has defined 'skibidi' as a "word that can have different meanings such as 'cool' or 'bad,' or can be used with no real meaning as a joke."
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"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,' Colin McIntosh, Lexical Programme Manager for Cambridge Dictionary, said.
A recent study did find skibidi among the fastest-growing slang trends for Gen Z.
However, critics have pointed out the nonsensical nature of the word, which can be used to mean everything and nothing.
Victoria Richards, in an opinion piece for the Independent, argues that words like 'skibidi' have no place in the dictionary as they "only cheapen language" and "don't enhance it."
"It's silly and frothy and ephemeral and of the moment – and while it may have its place among kids in school corridors, I don't believe it warrants the gravitas that adding it to the Cambridge Dictionary suggests," she said.
So, we want to know: Should 'skibidi' be a word in the Cambridge Dictionary?
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