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by MikeDelta 1143 days ago
Not sure about this word, but the English language does not have a body that decides what the official words of the language are (unlike the French [0]). It seems that if a word or construct is used often enough, it becomes part of the English language by being included in official dictionaries like the Oxford Enflish Dictionary [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise

[1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-oxford-e...

Edit, it is part of written English: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/lets-talk-abou....