‘Ghoonghat’, ‘anti-vax’ make it to Oxford English Dictionary this month

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Hindi word ‘Ghoonghat’, a stole used to cover the face of a woman in India, has made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, 2021 in September.

The Oxford English Dictionary has defined ‘Ghoonghat’ as “the practice observed by some married (chiefly Hindu) women of wearing a covering over the head or face.

This is the only Indian word that has made it to the book in the second quarter of 2021 new editions.

The other words that have made it to OED this month include:

anti-vax, n. and adj.: “A person opposed to vaccination; = anti-vaxxer, n.

anti-vaxxer, n.: “A person opposed to vaccination. Cf. anti-vax, n.”

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