{"id":214900,"date":"2023-09-30T00:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T00:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214900"},"modified":"2023-09-30T00:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T00:59:20","slug":"flirtationship-added-to-the-oxford-english-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/flirtationship-added-to-the-oxford-english-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"&apos;Flirtationship&apos; added to the Oxford English Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8216;Flirtationship&#8217; and &#8216;freshers&#8217; flu&#8217; among the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Spidey sense, used in a Spider Man comic in 1963, is also among words added\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyone in a steady relationship that never goes further than flirting now has an official word to describe it.<\/p>\n<p>Flirtationship \u2013 &#8216;a social relationship which is based on and does not go beyond reciprocal flirting&#8217; \u2013 is among the new words entering the Oxford English Dictionary.<\/p>\n<p>Others joining more than 500,000 entries in the lexicon include &#8216;freshers&#8217; flu&#8217; and &#8216;spidey sense&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Freshers&#8217; flu describes flu-like symptoms in new students, &#8216;typically attributed to an excess of alcohol, a lack of sleep and exposure to new germs, viruses, etc&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Spidey sense \u2013 a term used in the first Amazing Spider-Man comic from 1963 \u2013 is defined as a &#8216;supernatural ability or power to perceive things beyond the normal range of human senses, esp. impending danger&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/00\/76000185-12577373-image-a-78_1696029519034.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Flirtationship&#8217;, a word which describes a relationship based on reciprocal flirting, is among new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/00\/76000473-12577373-image-a-1_1696030202771.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flirtationship \u2013 &#8216;a social relationship which is based on and does not go beyond reciprocal flirting&#8217; \u2013 is among the new words entering the Oxford English Dictionary<\/p>\n<p>Other new words include the verb &#8216;simp&#8217; meaning &#8216;to be excessively attentive or submissive to someone&#8217; and the adjective &#8216;turnt&#8217;, defined as: &#8216;Stimulated or intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Philip Durkin, OED deputy chief editor, said most words have their origin in other words but some &#8216;arise more spontaneously&#8217; because they sound appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12577373\/Flirtationship-freshers-flu-latest-additions-Oxford-English-Dictionary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Flirtationship&#8217; and &#8216;freshers&#8217; flu&#8217; among the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary Spidey sense, used in a Spider Man comic in 1963, is also among words added\u00a0 Anyone in a steady relationship that never goes further than flirting now has an official word to describe it. 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