20th July 2019 Poll Results under the Microscope
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20th July 2019
As of January 2018, The Oxford English Dictionary has added more than 1,100 new words, senses, and sub-entries and the list continues to grow. If you had to choose, which of the following new colloquialisms would you add to your own vocabulary?
Ghost - to stop talking to someone without warning
Hangry - bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
Spill the tea - to share gossip
Slay - to do something really well
2,771 people have voted
Who answered this question?
Results by gender:
Ghost - to stop talking to someone without warning
Hangry - bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
Spill the tea - to share gossip
Slay - to do something really well
Men
30%
36%
20%
14%
Women
23%
49%
16%
12%
Results by Age:
Ghost - to stop talking to someone without warning
Hangry - bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
Spill the tea - to share gossip
Slay - to do something really well
15-24
29%
37%
17%
17%
25-34
27%
49%
10%
13%
35-44
27%
49%
12%
12%
45-54
25%
45%
19%
12%
55-64
23%
40%
23%
14%
65+
23%
34%
29%
14%