Merriam-Webster Is Adding a Bunch of New Words to the Dictionary

A whole bunch of new words have just been added to the dictionary. Here are just a few …

1. hangry (adjective), “irritable or angry because of hunger.”

2. guac (noun), “guacamole.”

3. rando (noun), “a random person.”

4. Instagramming (verb), “to post a picture to the Instagram photo-sharing service.”

5. bingeable (adjective), “having multiple episodes or parts that can be watched in rapid succession.”

 

 

We Put a Bunch of New Words in the Dictionary

A dictionary is almost like a glossary of life: peek inside and you see descriptions of everything around you. The addition of new words to a dictionary is a step in the continuous process of recording our ever-expanding language.