Coverage dated August 17, 2025

Cambridge Dictionary’s latest additions include ‘skibidi,’ ‘tradwife’ and ‘delulu’

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By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — The increasing use of TikTok trends and social media terms in everyday conversation has led Cambridge Dictionary to include “skibidi,” “delulu” and “tradwife” in the 6,000 new words it has added to its online edition over the past year.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Cambridge Dictionary’s latest additions include ‘skibidi,’ ‘tradwife’ and ‘delulu’ (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — The increasing use of TikTok trends and social media terms in everyday conversation has led Cambridge Dictionary to include “skibidi,” “delulu” and “tradwife” in the 6,000 new words it has added to its online edition over the past year.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words including slang terms like “skibidi,” pronounced SKI-bi-di, "tradwife" and "delulu." Cambridge Dictionary says it uses the Cambridge English Corpus database of

  3. Digital Journal

    'Skibidi' and 'tradwife': social media words added to Cambridge dictionary (opens Digital Journal)

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    Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    'Skibidi,' 'delulu' and 'tradwife' among new words added to Cambridge Dictionary (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6000 new words. See which other slang words popularized by social media made the list.

  5. Breitbart News

    Are You 'Delulu'? 'Tradwife' and 'Skibidi' Among New Words in Cambridge Dictionary (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Cambridge Dictionary has accepted 6,000 new words into its English language canon this year - including slang inspired by social media discourse.

  6. CBS News

    Cambridge Dictionary adds "skibidi," "delulu" and more words. Here (opens CBS News)

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    Driven by social media and celebrities, Cambridge Dictionary has added thousands of new words over the last 12 months.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Cambridge Dictionary Gets Extremely Online With New Terms 'Skibidi,' 'Tradwife,' 'Delulu' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Cambridge Dictionary added viral vocabulary to its online dictionary including 'skibidi,' 'tradwife,' and 'delulu.'

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