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Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Vego’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary

Vego

Noun 

Definition: A vegetarian.

Examples: “I’m a vego and have been for about four years.”

“Julia, the new squeeze, like many chicks, is a vego.”

“If you decide to be a vego, see a qualified sports dietician first and get advice on how to do it properly.”

“Let’s say you have a vego that is not quite a vego - they might eat chicken for instance.”

“Last night I had the most amazing vego food.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, January 2nd, 2015

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