When it comes to the English language, everything is always evolving. Technology’s meteoric rise and increasingly blurred cultural boundaries have pushed English to adopt hundreds of new terms which are used by both Millennials and Boomers alike. Recently, the Oxford English Dictionary announced a new batch of words that’ll be joining their revered publication this year. And, yes, Scooby Snacks has officially be inducted.
No longer will fans ever need to ask, “Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you?” Easy, they’ll just need to flip through the OED until they hit the term, “Scooby Snacks,” and hope the lovable dog appears! But, be warned! Fans will have to sort through hundreds of other words to reach the pop culture reference.
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Scooby Snacks, which appeared in Hanna-Barebera’s Scooby Doo, Where Are You? cartoon series, will appear in the OED’s massive stash of updates words/phrases. The official definition for Scooby Snacks can be read below:
Scooby Snack: A snack, esp. given as a reward of inducement; specifically a bite-sized treat or a large multilayered sandwich. Also: food eaten to satisfy a hunger induced by drinking, smoking.
There you have it! That’s a Scooby Snack for you. The treat, which has historically appealed to kids and dogs alike, has a rich pop culture history given Scooby Doo‘s massive popularity. For instance, the snack is an actually licensed food which can be bought in the U.S. to satisfy your graham cracker cravings. And, for older audiences, they might recall that the band Fun Lovin’ Criminals borrowed the term for their song, ‘Scooby Snacks’ for some super NSFW lyrics.
Dozens of other words have also joined the OED alongside Scooby’s favorite snack. Terms like glamping (‘glamorous camping’), dudettes, power couple, snapback, agender, JK, LMAO, bovvered (‘bothered’), tl;dr, to put lipstick on a pig, ghost pepper, IRL, and many others were also added to the prestigious dictionary this year.
