1 week ago Horror as passenger sets himself on fire at airport after argument with wife

A video circulating on social media shows the man setting fire to himself in the terminal of Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan after arguing with his wife over the phone

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2 w. ago Famine set to be officially declared in Gaza for first time by UN

The system for classifying food insecurity has been used to declare just four famines since it was established in 2004Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has vowed to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israel’s terms, reports AFP.He wrote on social media:Soon, the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamas’s murderers and rapists in Gaza - until they agree to Israel’s conditions for ending the war, primarily the release of all hostages and their disarmament,” the minister posted on social media.If they do not agree, Gaza, the capital of Hamas, will become Rafah and Beit Hanoun,” he added, referring to two cities in Gaza largely razed during previous Israeli operations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gen Z slang explained as 'skibidi' and 'delulu' are added to Cambridge dictionary

What is an 'aura farm' and what does 'skibidi' actually mean? Some Gen Z terms have made it into the dictionary, but many have surprising, weird and even dark origins

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3 w. ago ‘Delulu with no solulu’: Australian PM Anthony Albanese channels his inner Gen Z:

Resurfaced footage shows Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese channelling his inner Gen Z by using a popular slang word that has just been added to the Cambridge Dictionary in parliament.

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3 w. ago Australian PM Anthony Albanese channels his inner Gen Z: ‘Delulu with no solulu’

Resurfaced footage shows Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese channelling his inner Gen Z by using a popular slang word that has just been added to the Cambridge Dictionary in parliament.

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3 w. ago Skibidi, delulu and tradwife: What the new Cambridge Dictionary words tell us about the disturbing state of the world right now

Going by lexicon alone, we might have cause for concern, writes Helen Coffey – the zeitgeist language making waves among Gen Alpha paints a troubling picture of what young people are grappling with

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3 w. ago Do you speak Gen Z? What skibidi, delulu and broligarchy really mean

Have the Cambridge Dictionary’s new additions got you scratching your head? Here’s our guide to what your teenager is actually talking about

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3 w. ago Quiz: Which of these words made it into the Cambridge Dictionary this year?

Test your knowledge of the latest slang and trends with our quiz on the words newly added to the Cambridge Dictionary

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘Skibidi’ has no place in the dictionary – and here’s why

Spare us your ‘delulu’ slang – keep it for the school corridors, where it belongs, writes despairing parent Victoria Richards

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3 w. ago The TikTok words your kids use are now in the Cambridge Dictionary

You can now tell your ‘Skibidi’ from your ‘Delulu’ with these dictionary definitions 😅

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3 w. ago Skibidi, delulu, tradwife, mouse jiggler: The new words being added to the Cambridge Dictionary

Over 6,000 terms will join the lexicon

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3 w. ago Skibidi, tradwife and delulu among new words added to Cambridge Dictionary

Over 6,000 new words have been added including the popular slang terms

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3 w. ago Skibidi', 'tradwife' and 'delulu' are among 6,000 new Cambridge Dictionary words

Slang terms popular on the internet, such as 'skibidi', 'tradwife' and 'delulu', are among more than 6,000 words added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.

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3 w. ago From ‘skibidi’ to ‘mouse jiggler’: The new words being added to the Cambridge Dictionary

Over 6,000 terms will join the lexicon

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3 w. ago ‘Skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ among words added to Cambridge Dictionary

Lexicographers give nod to TikTok generation’s enduring influence on English language with latest additions“Skibidi”, “tradwife” and “delulu” are among the new words to have made this year’s Cambridge Dictionary in a selection that confirms the increasing influence of the TikTok generation on the English language.For those hoping such that such neologisms would be a passing internet craze, the compilers of the dictionary say they are here to stay. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Social media terms skibidi, tradwife and delulu added to Cambridge Dictionary

Slang terms popularised by social media are among the thousands of words added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.

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