Twerking, the raunchy dance performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, is among a rake of new words included in an update of the Oxford dictionary.

Twerking, the raunchy dance performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards, is among a slew of new terms included in an update of the Oxford dictionary.

David Cameron might just be getting to know his Irish counterparts but the British prime minister may be interested to learn that the word “Tory” actually derives from Irish.