New Word of 2017 added in Oxford English Dictionary

The rapidly changing technology added some word to English language.

We will take a look at some words,

1. alt-right - noun- shortened from the fuller form “alternative right” and defined as “an ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints.
2. Brexiteer – A man pro Brexit
3. Coulrophobia - the fear of clowns, and hygge, the Danish concept of cosiness.
4. 'Post-truth'- adj- circumstances in which facts are less influential for building public opinion than it appeals to emotion or personal belief.

There is an interesting background behind the word, ‘post-truth’, First time the term post-truth was used in his essay of 1992 by late Serbian-American playwright Steve Tesich in the Nation magazine. Tesich, used it when writing about the Iran-Contra scandal and the Persian Gulf war. He said “we, as a free people, have freely decided that we want to live in some post-truth world”.

5. adulting: noun, informal -The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.
6. chatbot: noun -A computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the internet.
7. coulrophobia: noun -Extreme or irrational fear of clowns.
8. glass cliff: noun- Used with reference to a situation in which a woman or member of a minority group ascends to a leadership position in challenging circumstances where the risk of failure is high.
9. hygge: noun- A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or wellbeing (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture).
10. Latinx: noun- A person of Latin American origin or descent (used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or Latina).
11. woke: adjective, US informal- [Originally in African-American usage] Alert to injustice in society, especially racism.