neologism

Via the always informative Miss Cellania, we are directed towards a treasury of contemporary terms that the editors and lexicographers at Merriam-Webster (previously) are adding for inclusion in their dictionary. Words notably entering common-parlance include the recent vaccine passport, otaku (ヲタク) a name to describe an individual with a consuming interest in manga and anime, super-spreader, digital nomad, dadbod—dating back to 2003, and astroturf with the sense of something artificial and contrived though made to appear as organic and grassroots. Much more at the links above.