New angry words

The new American political lexicon is reflected in the latest additions to oxforddictionaries.com, the online reference guide to current English. ‘‘Clicktivism’’ (a pejorative word for armchair activists on social media), ‘‘haterade’’ (excessive negativity, criticism or resentment), and ‘‘otherize’’ (to view or treat a person or group of people as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself) all emerged during the 2016 battle for the White House, said head of content development Angus Stevenson. ‘‘We don’t have ‘fake news’ or ‘alternative fact’ this time, because they have just started gaining currency, but I am sure they will be in the next update,’’ he said. The more than 300 new definitions include ‘‘craptacular’’ (remarkably poor and disappointing), ‘‘bronde’’ (hair dyed both blond and brunette) and ‘‘fitspiration’’ (a person or thing that serves as motivation for someone to sustain or improve health and fitness).