The following new words have been recognized by the Oxford , Cambridge and Merriam-Webster dictionaries over the course of 2014.
Bisocial (adj.): people who spend a good deal of their time in a social setting with their face in a smart phone instead of interacting with the humans around them.
Clickbait (n.) gimmicks or headlines aimed to exploit the “curiosity gap”, providing just enough information to make the reader curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content.
Vape (n.) an electronic cigarette or similar device; (v.) inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.
Tweep (n.) a person who uses the Twitter online message service to send and receive tweets
Bae (n., slang): a term of endearment for one’s romantic partner, likely a shortening of baby or babe. The word can also be used as an adjective to describe something good or cool.
Budtender (n.): someone who works at a medical marijuana dispensary or retail marijuana shop.
Normcore (n.): a fashion movement in which ordinary, unfashionable clothing is worn as a deliberate statement.
Slacktivist (n.): one who engages in digital activism on the Web which is regarded as requiring little time or involvement.
Catfish (n.): a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes.
Freegan (n.): an activist who scavenges for free food (as in waste receptacles at stores and restaurants) as a means of reducing consumption of resources
Fracking: (n.): the injection of fluid into shale beds at high pressure in order to free up petroleum resources (such as oil or natural gas)
Gamification (n.): the process of adding games or gamelike elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation
Hashtag (n.): a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # that classifies or categorizes the accompanying text (such as a tweet).
Pho (n.): a soup made of beef or chicken broth and rice noodles [Orig. Vietnam]
Poutine (n.): a dish of French fries covered with brown gravy and cheese curds [Orig. Canada]
Selfie (n.): an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks
Steampunk (n.): science fiction dealing with 19th-century societies dominated by historical or imagined steam-powered technology
Turducken (n.) a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck stuffed into a boneless turkey
Turnt (n.) crazy, wild, or unhinged, usually in a good way.