Word Nerd: What’s New?
Words are commodities that come and go in any language. Old words can take on new meanings. And some words get dropped, while others get inserted into the everyday lexicon. Below are some new entries to the dictionary. How many do you use? Or for that matter, how many do you see having validity?
For ease of assimilating the words are corralled into categories:
FANDOM
- Trekkies: fans of the Star Trek universe (and has been around since William Shatner flexed his gold shirt)
- Swifties: all those Tay-Tay fans proudly acknowledge this term
- Janeites: those who favor Jane Austen
SCIENCE
- nanoplastic: unfortunately, this is a reality because plastic really never goes away
FOOD
- smashburger: plump is out and squashed is in
BUSINESS
- purple squirrel: the ideal person employers are looking for, obviously hypothetical in existence
Apparently over 1,500 words have been added to the dictionary. If interested how a word earns that coveted placement read here.
What words have you heard being tossed about that you deem dictionary worthy?
Pam Webb 