"Skibidi", "tradwife" and other slang terms popularised on social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.

LONDON (AP) — What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi,” pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary. “Internet ...

Cambridge has now officially added words like "skibidi" and "delulu," which has opened a flood of reactions on the internet.

COMMENT: Spare us your ‘delulu’ slang – keep it for the school corridors, where it belongs, writes despairing parent

The addition of skibidi to the Cambridge Dictionary has ignited a fierce debate about the influence of digital slang on the English language. As a term born from online memes, its recognition among 6,212 new dictionary entries raises questions about ...