A day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by using the term “Modilie”, the Oxford Dictionary on Thursday said that no such word existed in the English dictionary. Rahul had on Wednesday said that the term, which is used to refer to someone who “constantly modified the truth”, was the “new word” in the dictionary. AdvertisingTaking to Twitter, Oxford Dictionary said, “We can confirm that the image showing the entry ‘Modilie’ is fake and does not exist in any of our Oxford Dictionaries.”We can confirm that the image showing the entry ‘Modilie’ is fake and does not exist in any of our Oxford Dictionaries. “There’s a new word in the English Dictionary. Attached is a snapshot of the entry,” Rahul had tweeted, concluding his sentence with a smiley.

Source: Indian Express May 16, 2019 14:48 UTC