Merriam-Webster Dictionary adds internet slang like WTF and emoji
Someone please save the English language.
Merriam-Webster just added various internet slang to the their unabridged online dictionary this week.
Among the 1,700 new words, internet slang such as photobomb, emoji, meme, WTF (what the f***), NSFW (not safe for work), jegging and clickbait were on the list.
Someone please save the English language.
Merriam-Webster just added various internet slang to the their unabridged online dictionary this week.
Among the 1,700 new words, internet slang such as photobomb, emoji, meme, WTF (what the f***), NSFW (not safe for work), jegging and clickbait were on the list.
On the more delicious side, words like crema, chilaquiles, and macaron were added as well.
In a blog post, Merriam-Webster noted that they identify new words by what people most frequently look up or use.
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