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Merriam-Webster adds more than 5,000 new words to dictionary, including 'dad bod' and 'rizz'

More than 5,000 new words have been added to the 12th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. They include "rizz, ...

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary

The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book's last hard-copy update and amid ...

The dictionary isn't dead yet. It's growing

For the first time in 22 years, Merriam-Webster is coming out with a new version of its “Collegiate” dictionary and it’s getting a full makeover plus some 5,000 new words, word lists and word ...
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Merriam-Webster unveils new dictionary with ‘rizz,’ ‘dad bod’ and more

Merriam-Webster will release its first new Collegiate Dictionary in 20+ years Nov. 18, adding 5,000 words, 1,000 phrases and ...

Springfield’s Merriam-Webster prints new edition of its familiar ‘Collegiate Dictionary’

Complete with thumb notches and a deep red cover, and weighing almost 5 pounds, the 12th edition is the first new edition in ...

‘No wucking furries’. How our national dictionary was saved, for now

How would we document Australianisms like “fair suck of the sauce bottle” and “no wucken furries” without a guide?
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Kiwi slang and te reo added to Oxford Dictionary

Kiwis have a fighting culture – if the Oxford English Dictionary is anything to go by. “Rark up” and to “climb into” are just ...
Reader's Digest

10 New Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary for 2023

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...