Collins Dictionary look for Tweet-tastic new words

Do you think using a #duckface in your #nomakeupselfie is #adorkable? Then Collins Dictionary want to hear from you!

Collins Dictionary look for Tweet-tastic new words

The Collins English Dictionary is using Twitter to find new words for their next edition. Users are being asked to choose which words should make the cut.

The shortlist of words includes fracktivist, which refers to someone who protests against fracking, and felfie – which describes a farmer who takes a selfie.

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