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TheMerriam-Webster dictionaryis keeping up with the times.
On Wednesday, Merriam-Webster announced that455 new words and definitionshave been added to their dictionary, including the term “dad bod.”
In examples of how “dad bod” can be used in a sentence, Merriam-Webster included a quote from actorMarlon Wayans, which reads: “… I am not going to have a belly. I think I have too much ego to have adad bod— even though I’m a dad.”
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Speaking withToday, Merriam-Webster’s editor-at-large, Peter Sokolowski, explained how new words are chosen to be added to the dictionary.
Noting that there must be written proof of a word’s longevity, Sokolowski said, “If a word is used frequently in publications such asThe New York TimesorThe Atlantic, then it goes into the dictionary.”
“We need to see it appear in carefully edited prose over a period of time — and not just in memes and on social media,” he added toToday.
Alongside “dad bod” — which Merriam-Webster says got its first known usage in 2003 — other new terms have been added to the dictionary as well.
Some fellow new additions include “air fryer” and “Fluffernutter,” a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow crème, as well as “vaccine passport.” Terms such as “amirite,” which is used to shorten the phrase “am I right,” was also added, alongside the abbreviation “TBH,” which stands for “to be honest.”
source: people.com
