Skibidi, broligarchy, inspo, delulu, and more terms have now been officially added to the Cambridge Dictionary as part of its new 2025 word entries.
Some of the dictionary’s latest additions, which you can now look up and find definitions for yourself, include slang that has circulated within online communities over the past year or so. These are words you may have encountered on platforms like TikTok or Instagram. While their popularity is often linked with Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences, many have already entered broader usage.
For example, you can now rest assured that “skibidi”—a quirky term originating from YouTuber DaFuq!?Boom!’s Skibidi Toilet series—is officially recognized and defined by the Cambridge Dictionary. It's one of more than 6,000 new words added to the dictionary in the past year, described as “a word that can convey different meanings, such as ‘cool’ or ‘bad,’ or be used without any particular meaning as a joke.”
“Expressions like ‘What the skibidi are you doing?’ and ‘That wasn’t very skibidi rizz of you’ have become commonly used,” Cambridge University stated today. “In October of last year, Kim Kardashian posted a social media video showing a necklace gifted by her daughter for her birthday, engraved with the phrase ‘Skibidi Toilet’.”
Other notable additions include “broligarchy,” referring to groups of influential men and tech leaders like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg who seek political clout, as well as tradwife, an abbreviation for “traditional wife.” Additional abbreviated terms gaining mainstream recognition include “inspo” (short for inspiration) and “delulu” (short for delusional). Finally, there’s “lewk,” which describes someone’s personal style or outfit.
“It isn’t every day that words like skibidi and delulu make it into the Cambridge Dictionary,” said Colin McIntosh, Lexical Programme Manager at the Cambridge Dictionary. “We only add words we believe will endure. Internet culture is reshaping the English language, and it’s fascinating to observe and document these changes.”
While this group of words may raise a few eyebrows, there’s no denying that each term has played a role in online discourse for some time. No matter how unusual some may find them, this is by no means the first instance of popular internet slang finding its way into dictionaries. For example, “isekai,” an anime genre where the main character enters a different world, was added to the Oxford English Dictionary last year. Words such as “emoji” and “clickbait” joined Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary back in 2015.
To learn more about Skibidi Toilet, you can explore the upcoming untitled Skibidi Toilet project announced last year. While details remain scarce, Transformers veteran Michael Bay is reportedly involved.
