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VAPE named \"2014 word of the year\" article below. Can't believe #selfie beat us last year...just sayin. http://t.co/J73QsZIrcb #vape #ecigs
— Vapor Essentials (@VaporEssentials) November 18, 2014
I'm feeling relevant. #Vape is Oxford word of the year. http://t.co/yMYpJtVQA8 #ecigs
— Jeff Stier (@JeffaStier) November 18, 2014
Word of the year honors were a long time coming for vape. Though the word was just added to the OED's online site this year, electronic cigarettes have been around since the 1960s and the term first came into use around 1980.
Vaping, the activity, didn't really catch on until a decade or so ago but now there are more than 250 brands of \"e-cigarettes\" available in a variety of flavors, including watermelon, pink bubble gum and java.
The Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association estimates about 4 million Americans now use battery-powered cigarettes. They project sales of the devices to cross the 1 billion mark by the end of this year.
Vape beat out words such as \"bae,\" a term of endearment for a romantic partner, and \"slacktivism,\" which describes getting involved in social causes without expending too much effort.
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