To reflection the influence that social networking sites have had on the English vocabulary in 2009 the Oxford English Dictionary has added, amongst many other words:
- Tweetup – to organise a gatherings through Twitter
- Hashtag – one or more words or phrases prefixed with a hash symbol (
#) so that Twitter users can search tweets … - Unfriend – to drop a contact from Facebook
December 30, 2009
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