General News of Wednesday, 22 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comChop-chop, okada, k-leg, zoning, others added to Oxford English DictionaryFile PhotoChop-chop – a term mostly used by Ghanaian media to depict corruption and indiscriminate spending, especially of public funds, has earned a slot in the Oxford English Dictionary’s new addition of terms. Also as a modifier.”Other words including K-leg, zoning and some other shared vocabulary mostly from Nigerian expressions were added to the latest list. Okada, barbing salon and ‘Next tomorrow, used by both Ghanaians and Nigerians all have definitions now in the Oxford Dictionary. Next tomorrow for instance is an expression regarded as one of the oldest among the others added to the dictionary. A condition in which one or both of a person’s knees are turned inwards, resulting in a noticeable gap between the feet when…”next tomorrow, n. and adv.

Source: GhanaWeb January 22, 2020 11:03 UTC