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@TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

We Added 690 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2023 | merriam-webster.com

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@TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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We Added 690 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2023
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Ngl, this update is a big one
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  • @odium@programming.dev
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    32•2 years ago

    rizz noun, slang : romantic appeal or charm

    They messed up by not mentioning charisma imo. Rizz was born from the second syllable of charisma and means charisma applied in a romantic way.

    • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      18•2 years ago

      The loss of knowledge is happening before our eyes

  • @Impronoucabl@lemmy.world
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    27•2 years ago

    Just how was ‘Vector graphics’ only added in this month? Surely its been more than half a century since the term came up?

  • @ziviz@lemmy.sdf.org
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    21•2 years ago

    Surprised by how many words here I consider old. jorts? Jorts is a recent addition?

    • Shadow
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      10•2 years ago

      Also, “cutscene”. How out of date can they be?

  • @odium@programming.dev
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    11•2 years ago

    Also they added girlboss, amazing.

  • @miraclerandy@lemmy.world
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    8•2 years ago

    690? Nice.

  • @TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.worldOP
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    8•2 years ago

    For example:

    GOATED adjective, slang : considered to be the greatest of all time

    • @three@lemm.ee
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      7•2 years ago

      greatest of all time-ed

      kids are fucking stupid

      • @EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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        17•2 years ago

        Old man yells at cloud

        • @three@lemm.ee
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          6•2 years ago

          did you just assume my gender?

          • metaStatic
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            20•2 years ago

            keep this shit up and I’ll change your pronouns to was/were old man.

          • @SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            4•2 years ago

            This was a very quick way of saying “I’m stuck in the 2010s and refuse to let go”

          • norbert
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            4•2 years ago

            You old GOAT.

  • Ech
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    2•2 years ago

    Nice0

  • @GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world
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    2•2 years ago

    Kayfabe really is dead then.

    • @Akasazh@feddit.nl
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      1•2 years ago

      Twas just okayfabe

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