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JOBURG – Latest additions to the Oxford Dictionary, whether wacky or useful, are explained.

Hangry, awesomesauce, manspreading and cakeage do not sound like they belong in the Oxford English Dictionary.
However, according to the Oxford Dictionaries Language Matters website, the above words were some of the latest additions to the dictionary in August 2015, almost a year ago.
Although many of these terms fall under the ‘slang portion’ of the dictionary and are mostly used on social media, they are important to know in a very social media driven age.
Here is a list of a few of the latest words added to the Oxford Dictionary and their meanings:
- Hangry: When a person is bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
- Awesomesauce: The equivalent of saying something was extremely good or excellent
- Manspreading: The term refers to the practice whereby a man adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, so as to encroach on the adjacent seat or seats, this especially applies when a man is using public transport.
- Cakeage: A charge added to your bill by a restaurant for allowing you to bring and eat your own cake (at a birthday for example). The charge is similar to corkage charged on wine
- Cat Café: A café or similar establishment where people pay to interact with cats housed on the premises.
Additionally, other more self-explanatory food and beverage terms were added, such as wine o’clock and beer o’clock.





