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International Mother Language Day 2018: 21 new-age words we use these days
International Mother Language Day 2018: On this day we bring to you 21 modern words that have become an integral part of the youth lexicon. They might be serious or plain colloquial but you need to know their meanings in order to understand what they are talking about it. You need to be "woke".
February 21, 2018 13:04 IST
1 / 21Language has social, cultural, spatial and even temporal implications. It is at once personal and public. In order to celebrate different languages and promote linguistic and cultural diversity, February 21 has been celebrated as World Mother Language Day, since 2000. Language, much like society, evolves with time. Some words lose relevance, while others are created. Of those, several go on to be used more and moe frequently. The English language too has evolved and mnay of the words today's generations use might sound bizarre to their predecessors, but they have become an integral part of modern lexicon. On International Mother Language Day, we bring to you 21 such words, varying from the serious to colloquial. You might not find some of these in the dictionary but that hardly stops the youth from using them. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
2 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Cat fish is not what cats eat. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
3 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Did you know such a word existed? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
4 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Have you seen this happening? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
5 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: A typo, an acronym? Well, bae is bae. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
6 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: This is not what you think it is. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
7 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: How lit is lit? Let the youth tell you that. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
8 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Too many have been victims of gaslighting. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
9 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Have you ever been ghosted? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
10 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Is't this a convenient word? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
11 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Fam is basically friends like family. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
12 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Have you been hangry lately? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
13 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Are things on fleek? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
14 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Witnessing a manel is fairly common. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
15 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Did you know this? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
16 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Yes, there is a word like this. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
17 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Well, too many women will vouch for this. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
18 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Have you found your squad, yet? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
19 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Have you seen this happening? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
20 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018: Are you woke? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
21 / 21International Mother Language Day 2018:Salty does not refer to the taste, no. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/The Indian Express)
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