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‘Frape’ has entered the English dictionary… seriously

Published 13:44 6 Oct 2011 BST

Updated 03:18 1 Jun 2013 BST

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‘Frape’ has entered the English dictionary… seriously

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'Fraping', the act of mucking about on someone's Facebook account when they leave their desktop unattended, has become the latest entry to the Collins' English Dictionary.

The new edition, which is published this Thursday, contains a flurry of new terms, including 'mankle' (a hipster's bare ankle in form-fitting jeans), Arab Spring (the ongoing rise of democracy in the Middle East) and mumpreneur (a business-owning lady that looks after her kids). Granted, Collins' definitions will probably be a bit better.

"I think the dictionary is really showing how British culture is continuing to evolve," Elaine Higgleton, publishing director of English Collins Dictionaries told Press Association.

"There's quite a lot of vocabulary about past times, around fashion, celebrities, TV, culture and popular culture but there's also the more serious stuff such as Arab Spring and the ongoing financial situation.

"It shows what the concerns of society are at the moment."

As you can imagine, one of the biggest concerns in society these days is returning to your lunch break to find that you have apparently outed yourself on Facebook and decided to celebrate by posting compromising photoshopped photos of yourself all over the page.

'Frape' has entered the English dictionary... seriously