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"Goated," "Rizz," "Bussin," "Simp" and More Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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"Goated," "Rizz," "Bussin," "Simp" and More Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Merriam-Webster’s rizz is officially goated.

"Gaslighting" Is Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word of the Year
Entertainment

"Gaslighting" Is Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word of the Year

Addressing the population’s thoughts on the state of the world.

The 2021 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year Is "Vaccine"
Entertainment

The 2021 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year Is "Vaccine"

Merriam-Webster’s Editor at Large, however, shared that “the story is about much more than medicine.”

Merriam-Webster Is Selling Its Definition of "NFT" as an NFT
NFT

Merriam-Webster Is Selling Its Definition of "NFT" as an NFT

Because why not?

"Pandemic" Chosen as Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com
Entertainment

"Pandemic" Chosen as Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com

Searches for the word skyrocketed 115,806 percent this year.


Merriam-Webster Agrees to Update Its Definition for "Racism"
Art 

Merriam-Webster Agrees to Update Its Definition for "Racism"

“I basically told them they need to include that there is systematic oppression on people.”

Linguists Reveal the Hardest Words to Spell
Entertainment

Linguists Reveal the Hardest Words to Spell

Most of the words are not of English origin.

Eminem's Biggest Fan of All Time "Stan" Gets Added to Merriam-Webster
Music

Eminem's Biggest Fan of All Time "Stan" Gets Added to Merriam-Webster

In time for the song’s 19th anniversary.

Merriam-Webster Adds Cryptocurrency, Kombucha & Life-hack To Its Dictionary Lexicon
Art

Merriam-Webster Adds Cryptocurrency, Kombucha & Life-hack To Its Dictionary Lexicon

A 470,000 word strong collection.

"Feminism" Is Merriam-Webster's 2017 Word of the Year
Art

"Feminism" Is Merriam-Webster's 2017 Word of the Year

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