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'Skibidi' among 6,000 words added to Cambridge dictionary (www.rte.ie)

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[–] withabeard@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I make nearly incomprehensible screeches ... is that a word

No (or at least it depends on your definition of a word). For being added to the Cambridge dictionary, it is not in general or widespread usage. Your random screech is not historically or socially worthy of being documented. It likely has no suitable examples for coinage. You screech has no linguistic staying power, it wont be used by you and others in a few years time.

English does not have an academy. It does not have a rulebook that defines exactly what it is. Unlike languages like French (as an example ... with all of the social linguistics that comes with that). The dictionary is a record of how the language is being used by a notable proportion of the population.

Skibidi is one of 6000 words being added, this year alone.

tradwife is a shortform, it’s not a word

There are lots of shortform, abbreviations and colloquialisms in the dictionary. If they are individually used/cited as words on their own basis then they can be listed in the dictionary.