Oxford English Dictionary Adds "Jedi," "Padawan," And More Star Wars Jargon

Star Wars has left an indelible mark on the culture. Way back in 1977, the world's most popular film franchise started as a scrappy hero's journey about a kid who learned to stop worrying and love the voices in his head.

More than 40 years later, Star Wars continues to make moves and the Oxford English Dictionary is watching.

The OED, long-considered the "principal historical dictionary of the English language," at least according to Wikipedia, has added several pieces of jargon from a galaxy far, far away to its pages. Among the inclusions are Jedi (a member of an order of heroic, skilled warrior monks who are able to harness the mystical power of the Force), Padawan ("an apprentice Jedi") and lightsabre ("a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade") and more.

In addition to finally putting an end to the "how do you spell 'lightsabre'" debate, the OED added "force" (as in "the force") and cocktease, which isn't a Star Wars term, but worth mentioning.

All of these new definitions were part of the Dictionary's "New words list October 2019," which you can find here.

Now, I know what you're thinking: Did the OED include "jizz" on their list, which as we all know is the style of music played by the Max Rebo Band from A New Hope's Cantina scene. No, everyone's favorite Jizz-wailers were not included in the new list. Sorry, Droopy McCool.