People in Britain are manspreading on the train, exchanging bants with friends at beer o’clock, before going home to cuddle their fur baby.
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Manspreading might be a silly made-up word to explain the selfish male practice of splaying oneself in an antisocial manner on a bus or train carriage (or even chat-show sofa), but it has now been recognised by the online Oxford dictionary.
The term, coined by commuters, refers to men on public transport who splay their legs wide apart and encroach on neighboring seats.
OxfordDictionaries.com issues quarterly updates on current definitions of English words, with this year’s additions featuring a number of slang worked, which the website said showed “creative” use of language.
It does not necessarily mean they go into the Oxford English Dictionary, unless continued historical usage is found. Other words included are: pocket dial – to accidentally call someone while your phone is in a pocket and mkay – the informal pronunciation of OK.
Other words you’ll want to get familiar with include manic pixie dream girl, microaggression, social justice warrior, mecha, kayfabe, MacGyver and butthurt. I just think we are more aware of them because of the ways in which we consume and live our lives now.
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He said: “I think it’s quite amusing, although it’s always wine o’clock here”.
