Oxford Dictionaries is really speaking our language. Literally. The online platform oxforddictionaries.com announced dozens of new additions earlier this week, including awesomesauce, butthurt and hangry. We combed through the list for the food- and booze-related words, listed their official definitions and determined whether each was necessary or so unnecessary. NBD (yup, that’s a new word too).
SO NECESSARY
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Wine o’clock: An appropriate time of day for starting to drink wine.
Technically, it’s always wine o’clock, but we’ll take it.
Hangry: Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.
I feel like Oxford really gets me.
Melty: Melting or partially melted; soft or semi-liquid in consistency.
Wait, that wasn’t a legitimate word before?
Cidery: A place where cider is made commercially.
It just sounds fancy and lovely and appley. Can we get appley on the list too?
Cat cafe: A cafe or similar establishment where people pay to interact with cats housed on the premises.
… and eat scones and drink coffee and talk about feelings. WHY AREN’T THERE MORE OF THESE?
SO UNNECESSARY
Beer o’clock: An appropriate time of day for starting to drink beer.
Please don’t ever say this phrase out loud.
Snackable: Suitable to be eaten as a snack.
I don’t think that hard about snacks.
Cheffy: Relating to or characteristic of a chef—especially with reference to elaborate recipes, complicated techniques, etc.
I’m fairly certain if you tried this one on a real chef, you’d be asked to leave the kitchen.
Cakeage: A charge made by a restaurant for serving a cake that they have not supplied themselves.
LOL. I only speak corkage fees.
Cupcakery: A bakery that specializes in cupcakes.
No, no. It’s just a bakery that happens to make a lot of cupcakes.
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