Pope Francis’ ‘selfie’ or self-taken photo on a smartphone has gone viral on social media. The word ‘selfie’ has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.

“ wer , ” a provocative dance ove that has gone viral, and “selfie,” a photograph ta en of oneself using a phone, are two new words added to the xford nglish ictionary on ednesday

he dictionary has included words such as “twer , ” “selfie,” “digital detox” and the social edia eaning of the verb “unli e” in its latest quarterly update to reflect the increasing use of technology and social edia

po eswo an atherine onnor artin said the dictionary, which is one of the largest dictionaries in the world and dates bac 1 0 years, adds about 1,000 new entries to its online version every year

he said the word “twer ” has been around for 0 years but has generated enough evidence of usage to be added to its online dictionaries with pop star iley yrus hitting headlines this wee for “twer ing” at the ideo usic wards

rising in the early 1990s, the word is described in the dictionary as “a dance to popular usic in a sexually provocative anner involvi n g t h ru s t i n g hip o v e - ents and a low, squatting stance ”

“ he current public reaction to twer ing is re iniscent in so e ways of how the twisting cra e was regarded in the early 1960s, when it was first populari ed by hubby hec er s song, he wist,” said onnor artin “ nly ti e will tell if twer ing will si ilarly be e - braced by the general public ”

ther words such as “unli e,” the withdrawal of approval on social edia “digital detox,” where a person refrains fro using s artphones or co puters and “fo o” or fear of issing out anxiety that an interesting event ay be happening elsewhere have also been added

“ nisha bles,” a situation that has been co - prehensively is anaged, characteri ed by a string of blunders and iscalculations, is also a ong the new entries, originating fro the ritish political co edy series “ he hic of t ”