Vape - word of the year 2014

The word " vape " was first used in the 1980s in a newspaper article, before e-cigarettes were even produced. It was added to the Oxford English Dictionary online last August and is currently under consideration for inclusion in the official Oxford English Dictionary. For those who don't know: Vape - Word of the Year 2014.

Oxford Dictionary has just chosen "vape" as the word of the year 2014.

The researchers found that use of the word vape – meaning “to smoke an electronic cigarette ” – has doubled in the past year, reflecting the popularity of e-cigarettes – devices that may or may not contain nicotine but are not tobacco and produce a vapor instead of smoke.

Judy Pearsall, editor-in-chief of Oxford Dictionaries, said: "As e-cigarette use has become mainstream, with celebrities from Lindsay Lohan to Barry Manilow taking part, and with public debate growing about the public risks of smoking, the use of the word 'vape' and related words in 2014 has seen a marked increase."

The word "vape" was first used in the 1980s in a newspaper article, before e-cigarettes were manufactured.

It was added to the online Oxford Dictionary last August and is currently under consideration for inclusion in the official Oxford Dictionary. According to AFP, after "vape", the most commonly used words in 2014 include "bae" (considered a shortened form of "babe") - an intimate term for a romantic partner, and "indyref" - used to describe the vote on whether Scotland should separate from the United Kingdom or not...