The word " vape " was first used in a newspaper article in the 1980s, before electronic cigarettes were even produced. It was added to the Oxford English Dictionary online in August and is currently under consideration for inclusion in the printed version. For those who don't know: Vape - Word of the Year 2014.
Oxford Dictionary has just chosen "vape" as the word of the year 2014.
The researchers found that use of the word vape – which means “to smoke an electronic cigarette ” – has doubled in the past year. This reflects the popularity of e-cigarettes – a device that may or may not contain nicotine but is not a tobacco product and produces a vapor instead of smoke.
Judy Pearsall, editor-in-chief of Oxford Dictionaries, said: "As e-cigarettes have become mainstream, with celebrities from Lindsay Lohan to Barry Manilow getting involved, and with public debate growing about the public health risks of smoking, the use of the word 'vape' and related words in 2014 has seen a marked increase."
The word "vape" was first used in the 1980s in a newspaper article, before e-cigarettes were manufactured.
It was added to the online Oxford Dictionary last August and is under consideration for inclusion in the official Oxford Dictionary. According to AFP, after "vape", the most popular words in 2014 include "bae" (considered a shortened form of "babe") - an intimate term for a romantic partner, and "indyref" - used to describe the vote on whether Scotland should separate from the United Kingdom or not...
