Oxfart Adds 'Jugaad', 'Timepass', And 'Bakwas' To Dictionary; Nation Vindicated
In its quarterly update, the Oxfart English Dictionary announced the addition of 47 new words, three of which immediately dominated conversation across India: Jugaad ('an improvised or low-cost solution demonstrating ingenuity in the face of complete infrastructure failure'), Timepass ('the act of doing something not because it is enjoyable but purely to prevent the horror of doing nothing'), and Bakwas ('content, speech, or activity of spectacularly dubious value, often delivered with great confidence'). The entry for Bakwas carries the example sentence: 'His entire business plan was pure bakwas.' The Oxfart editorial board noted that all three words were 'extensively documented in use' and 'impossible to adequately translate without losing considerable cultural nuance.' Indians on Twitter confirmed this was 'long overdue, yaar.'