Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is now on its 11th edition and they have added new words including selfie, hashtag, and tweep among other things. Now you can use these words even in formal letters without getting a raise of an eyebrow.
There are a total of 150 new words and phrases that have been added to the latest edition of Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. Some of which are social media-related like “unfriend”, “hot spot” which refers to a place where Wi-Fi is available, and “spoiler alert”. But one of the new words that caught our attention is “ “turducken” – a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck stuffed into a boneless turkey.
The list goes on with these new terms (some are common, some you don’t know even existed) so check it out if you want to know the latest words which are now officially valid.
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