Vocabulary Expansion

I read that Cambridge dictionary

Has expanded its vocabulary

By around six thousand words, its latest inclusions

Have created in my mind some confusion-

Slang words common on social media have found

A place in a respectable dictionary, it sounds

A sort of travesty to me- words like “delulu”, “inspo” and “skibidi”

Are too casual to be included in a reputable dictionary..

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I know neologism is a facet of lexical innovation

Languages evolve through the creation

Of new words and phrases that describe

The zeitgeist of the times, the prevailing vibes

But some words used on the internet sound

As if real words have just been twisted around

And mangled such that the younger generations

Can exclude older generations from their conversations

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I am sure brilliant minds did debate before

Adding these words to the lexicon, therefore

I would be better off withholding my opinion here

And acknowledging that since these words now appear

In a dictionary, I can look up the definitions when I need

So I do not embarrass myself before Gen Z indeed