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Originally Posted by Hugh
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I’d prefer the full Oxford definition, which includes provenance (if it has any) rather than an entry in the 2019 new words list.
I’d also point out that the new words list frequently includes pop culture artefacts that come and go, and also that proponents of pronouns aren’t simply trying to get recognition for the language of their subculture but rather to affect significant change to a fundamental aspect of English grammar.
According to Oxford, “the dogs b0ll0cks” entered the lexicon in 2002 but nobody gets offended when someone else fails to use it as a superlative.
https://public.oed.com/updates/new-w...december-2002/