2014 Word Of The Year Oxford - Ironically, bae or before anyone else didn't get much love in the year 2014. Instead, the word of the year had been awarded to vape. Sorry bae! According to Oxford American College Dictionary, the use of the word grew in use for the past year.
The 2014 Word of the Year Oxford, vape, is the term for an "electronic cigarette or similar device" if used as a noun. As a verb, vape means to "inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device."
With the growth of electronic cigarettes in the market, it would not be much surprising that the word vape had also grown in use. 2014 Word of the Year Oxford, vape, came at the right time.
"A gap emerged in the lexicon, as a word was needed to describe this activity, and distinguish it from 'smoking','" states the press release by Oxford dictionary in a report by CNN. "The word vape arose to fill this gap, and it has proliferated along with the habit."
While the 2014 Word of the Year Oxford is vape, back in 2013 the word of the year was awarded to selfie. As defined, selfie is the "photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."
If the 2014 Word of the Year Oxford vape managed to beat the likes of bae, selfie triumphed over the words twerk, "dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance," and bitcoin, "type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operation independently of a central bank."
2014 Word of the Year Oxford is vape, whereas Merriam-Webster went with culture while Dictionary.com chose exposure.
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