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New words and meanings
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:38 pm
by Vandal
Merriam-Webster added 690 new words and meanings to its dictionary last year, which include:
beast mode
bracketology
carbon capture
chef's kiss
doggo
finsta
goated
jorts
jump scare
ngl
passkey
rizz
smashburger
ttyl
Re: New words and meanings
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 5:12 pm
by Beebs52
Jorts! Grampa jeans shorts!
Re: New words and meanings
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:07 pm
by BackInTex
Frank will be profusely studying this list, all 690 words.
Re: New words and meanings
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:56 pm
by silverscreenselect
Vandal wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:38 pm
smashburger
A Smashburger is a word that restaurants have come up with to justify charging you the same amount of money for a smaller hamburger.
Re: New words and meanings
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:45 am
by Bob78164
silverscreenselect wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:56 pm
Vandal wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:38 pm
smashburger
A Smashburger is a word that restaurants have come up with to justify charging you the same amount of money for a smaller hamburger.
Is "shrinkflation" one of the words? Or will that be in next year's edition? --Bob