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.
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
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.
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.