The dictionary just got a bit heavier as the people at Merriam-Webster added 640 new words on Monday. Perhaps you’ve heard your gym buddies announce they’re going to get “swole,” or you’ve referred to picking up your morning coffee in a “go-cup”. If people are talking about a new movie or TV show, it’s said to be “buzzy”. In order for these words to be included, they have to reach, what their editor-at-large, Peter Sokolowski, calls “critical mass,” showing up in daily usage. All of the latest usages are put into MW’s online dictionary first, with many making it into the print versions of the Collegiate Dictionary.
After years of searching for and collecting evidence, we put 'cryptid' in the dictionary. https://t.co/5pILJr0gHr pic.twitter.com/xmhfZaukgt
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 23, 2019
Some news.
🚨🎉 We added 620+ new words to the dictionary! 🎉🚨https://t.co/j8rXQMHX8t
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 23, 2019
'Swole' is now among the words making the dictionary bigger and stronger. https://t.co/NRPkZya8PE pic.twitter.com/I82bi7KnIW
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 23, 2019
