Not up in smoke: E-cigarettes’ rise means ‘vape’ is word of the year

Not so long ago, someone who said they were off to vape with their bae while discussing the indyref would have been accused of talking gobbledegook.

But research by lexicographers into the most recent words to enter general parlance suggests this is a perfectly reasonable sentence in 2014.

Oxford Dictionaries has announced vape as its international word of the year, reflecting the rise in popularity — and scrutiny — of electronic cigarettes.