Custard cream makes it to Oxford dictionary

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It’s a defining moment for the humble custard cream—the crispy, mouth-watering biscuit has finally made it into the latest edition of the Oxford English dictionary.

Literary experts included the popular vanilla-filled snack after nine out of ten people in the United Kingdom voted it their top biscuit in a survey. “Noun. Biscuit with vanilla- lavoured cream filling,” reads its definition in the dictionary. The treat, invented 100 years ago, features alongside new words such as ‘muffin top: a roll of fat above the top of a pair of women’s tight-fitting, low-waisted trousers,” The Sun has reported. The dictionary also sees car crash’ and ‘train wreck’ make their debut—describing disastrous events that hold ghoulishfascination. Meanwhile, if someone’s described as ‘neet’ they may not be smartly dressed— it’s a young person who is not in education, employment or training.