Phwoar, look at that fit stud muffin, says the Oxford English Dictionary

It has been long been a vocabulary staple for lusty builders and ladettes alike. Now, the word "phwoar" - meaning an "expression of enthusiastic or lubricious approval" - has gained official entry to the English language, appearing in the pages of the latest Oxford English Dictionary of Modern Slang.

The book also provides plenty for readers to give their lubricious approval of, including "stud muffin" - an attractive man - and "arm candy" - a good-looking date.

Both these could presumably be described as "fit", which has become used as common shorthand for "sexually attractive", according to the book.



Its authors said that the growth of the internet had led to young people on both sides of the Atlantic regularly swapping phrases, meaning new American slang terms now lodge themselves in British culture quicker than ever before.

These include "hairy eyeball" - the look made by someone expressing "hostility or disapproval", and "mallrat" - someone who spends too much time hanging around shopping centres.

The new edition of the book also incorporates recent innovations in Cockney rhyming slang, including "Britneys" for beers - to rhyme with the name of the singer Britney Spears.