‘Rizz,’ ‘dad bod’ and ‘ghost kitchen’ — Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 new words to new dictionary

The 12th edition of the Merriam-Webster “Collegiate” dictionary, which will be released on Nov. 18, introduces 5,000 new ...

‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and ...
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A 3,000 Word Dictionary Was Printed In 1604 – It Contained NO Definitions!

The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary debuted in 1888; it was missing the word “bondmaid.” It took 50 years to include it.

‘Dad bod’ and ‘rizz’ among new additions to Merriam-Webster dictionary

Merriam-Webster will add more than 5,000 new words and 1,000 new phrases when it releases its first new edition in more than 20 years.