New words added to Oxford English Dictionary

Monday, September 12, 2016
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hundreds of new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Some of our favorites include "YOLO" which stands for "you only live once."
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'Merica, which has become an ironic abbreviation for America.

And, one that we're all familiar with in New York and New Jersey, "fuhgeddaboudit."
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