London - "Meh", a word which indicates a lack of interest or enthusiasm, became the latest addition to the Collins English Dictionary on Monday.
Soon Mleh will also be accepted? Does this mean I'm slowly upping in qualifications to be a writer?
lol.
I thiiiiiiiink not.
but here are bits from the article which you may find interesting:
• The word was popularised by the US comedy animation series The Simpsons, where characters Bart and Lisa use it to express indifference when their father Homer suggests a day trip.
• a panel of Collins language experts singled it out from the hundreds of other submissions because of its frequency of use in modern English.
• Other words submitted to Collins's campaign were jargonaut (a fan of jargon); frenemy (an enemy disguised as a friend) and huggles (a hybrid of hugs and snuggles).
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