Oxford Dictionaries have announced today that their international Word of the Year 2014 is .........

[dixiegrrrrl]

vape

Just so y'all know.
kinda cool, eh?

[Sanity Claws]

1. I'm not cool and have never heard it before

What does vape mean?

[Lil Missy]

3. smoking an e-cig, vaping, as in vapors

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Smoking thru a filter..

most commonly e-cigs, but also applies to pot smoking.

[liberal N proud]

2. I guess I am truly getting old - I have no idea what that means

[BlueJazz]

4. I thought it meant a Vampire Ape. ??

Which would REALLY suck.

[NightWatcher]

5. Speaking of. I really want one of these

It's called the Ploom by Pax. It runs about $250, but I hear it's worth it. Oh btw, it ain't for vaping tobacco.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. I learn something new everyday.

I am so jealous I could spit....my son lives in Wash. where pot is now legal.

And I don't...

[randr]

7. I imagine this will further the myth that smoking is cool

[Enrique]

10. this is how things usually become cool

they appear in the Oxford English Dictionary.

[antiquie]

8. Vaporizing without combustion

Healthier