Skibidi, Broligarchy, and More Words Join Cambridge Dictionary's List of New 2025 Terms

Skibidi, broligarchy, inspo, delulu, and other terms have been officially added to the Cambridge Dictionary’s latest list of 2025 words.

Some of the dictionary’s latest inclusions, now searchable with full definitions, reflect slang that has spread through online communities over the past year. These are terms you’ve likely encountered on platforms like TikTok or Instagram—originating largely among Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences but increasingly entering everyday use.

To begin with, skibidi—a strange phrase born from YouTuber DaFuq!?Boom!’s Skibidi Toilet series—is now formally defined by the Cambridge Dictionary. It’s among more than 6,000 new entries added in the past year, described as “a word with variable meanings, such as ‘cool’ or ‘bad,’ or used without literal meaning as a joke.”

“Phrases like ‘What the skibidi are you doing?’ and ‘That wasn’t very skibidi rizz of you’ have entered mainstream speech,” Cambridge University stated today. “Last October, Kim Kardashian shared a social media video featuring a necklace given to her by her daughter, engraved with the phrase ‘Skibidi Toilet’.”

Other new entries include broligarchy, referring to networks of powerful men and tech executives such as Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg who pursue political influence, and tradwife, a shortened form of “traditional wife.” Common abbreviations now recognized include inspo (for inspiration) and delulu (for delusional). Also added is lewk, a term for someone’s personal style or outfit.

“It’s not every day you see words like skibidi and delulu enter the Cambridge Dictionary,” said Colin McIntosh, Cambridge Dictionary Lexical Programme Manager. “We only include terms we believe will endure. Internet culture is reshaping English, and observing that shift is both fascinating and essential to our work.”

These words may raise eyebrows, but each has been part of online discourse for some time. It’s hardly the first time internet slang has found its way into dictionaries. Isekai, a genre of anime where the protagonist enters another world, was added to the Oxford English Dictionary last year. Words like emoji and clickbait joined Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary in 2015.

To learn more about Skibidi Toilet, you can explore the upcoming untitled Skibidi Toilet project announced last year. Specifics remain unclear, though Transformers veteran Michael Bay is reportedly involved.