There is nothing more annoying than being forced to stop mid-sentence, as you search for the right word to describe the moment.

Dropping ‘I’m experiencing a bit of a brain fart’ into the conversation, could be the answer to this predicament.

You can now use that sentence legitimately, without resorting to slang.

‘Brain fart’ was one of about 1000 words added to the Oxford English Dictionary’s online word database in its most recent update.

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It joined colloquial phrases like ‘awesomesauce’, ‘cat cafe’, ‘pocket dial’ and ‘hangry’.

‘Bants’ – short for banter – was added to the list, as was ‘rage-quit’, the act of quitting in times of severe frustration.

Widely considered the primary defender and keeper of the English language, OED staff were eager to crack a few jokes about some of the new words.

“You may remember ‘mansplain’ from last year’s update,” the OED website read.

“It’s now joined by the noun ‘manspreading’: the practice whereby a man, especially one travelling on public transport, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat or seats.

“If you’re a gentleman reading this on the bus … can we suggest you arrange your legs considerately?”

Although some are fast becoming part of common conversation, others are more ambiguous and perhaps need further explanation.

List of words

– with AAP