Here we go, guys. Scientists have proven medical marijuana aids a slew of ailments, there are a bunch of uses for hemp, and now, the word ” has been honored as the word of the year by none other than Oxford Dictionaries – and we should all pat ourselves on the back for this one. […]
Here we go, guys. Scientists have proven medical marijuana aids a slew of ailments, there are a bunch of uses for hemp, and now, the word ‘vape‘ has been honored as the word of the year by none other than Oxford Dictionaries – and we should all pat ourselves on the back for this one.
Oxford Dictionaries support their choice with this graph:
 The usage of ‘vape’ peaked in April 2014. Image courtesy of Oxford Dictionaries. |
As stated on Oyster Mag, the contenders include:
Budtender (noun.)
Contactless (adj.)
Indyfef (n.)
Normcore (n.)
Slacktivism (n.)
Bae (noun.)
Supposedly, the most influential crowd of the dictionaries’ decision is the terrible invention of the e-cig, and I can’t help but think of how vaping to a pot smoker is the furthest from what I like to call the ‘Microsoft Outlook of smoking tobacco‘. But hey, anything beats ‘Bae’ from becoming the most used word, and don’t even get me started on ‘Health Goth’.
Header image courtesy of jasonhgreen.com
Sources: Oyster, Oxford Dictionaries