Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 690 new words including padawan, ’grammable and kayfabe

Merriam-Webster is the oldest dictionary-publishing company in America and Friday was a day of expansion for the English language.

The company released the addition of 690 new words and meanings that have been added to the dictionary as of September 2023.

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Who is Merriam-Webster?

According to merriam-webster.com, Noah Webster published the nation's first dictionary in 1806 — "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language." He went on to learn 26 languages, which he used to pen, "An American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1928.

What does this word mean?

Here's a look at some of the new words and their meanings directly from merriam-webster.com:

• beast mode − noun, slang : an extremely aggressive or energetic style or manner that someone (such as an athlete) adopts temporarily (as to overpower an opponent in a fight or competition)

• cheffy − adjective : characteristic of or befitting a professional chef (as in showiness, complexity, or exoticness)

• doggo − noun, slang : dog

• edgelord − noun, slang : someone who makes wildly dark and exaggerated statements (as on an internet forum) with the intent of shocking others

• finsta − noun, slang : a secret or incognito account on the Instagram photo-sharing service

• ’grammable − adjective : suitable to be posted on the Instagram photo-sharing service : Instagrammable

• hallucination − noun … 3 : a plausible but false or misleading response generated by an artificial intelligence algorithm

• jorts − plural noun : shorts made of denim or jean : jean shorts

• kayfabe − noun 1 : the tacit agreement between professional wrestlers and their fans to pretend that overtly staged wrestling events, stories, characters, etc., are genuine; broadly : tacit agreement to behave as if something is real, sincere, or genuine when it is not 2 : the playacting involved in maintaining kayfabe

• last mile − noun : the final stage of the distance that must be covered by a service (as a telecommunications network or delivery service) in order to reach a consumer

• meme stock − noun : a stock (see stock entry 1 sense 2a) that experiences a temporary sudden surge in popularity and price due to a coordinated effort (such as a viral social media campaign) by small investors

• ngl − abbreviation, informal not gonna lie; not going to lie

• padawan − noun, informal : a young person especially when regarded as naïve, inexperienced, etc.

• quiet quit − verb : to do the minimum amount of work required for a job : to engage in quiet quitting

• rizz − noun, slang : romantic appeal or charm

• smishing − noun : the practice of sending text messages to someone in order to trick the person into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used for criminal purposes

• TFW − abbreviation, informal that feeling when — used especially on social media or in text messages to introduce a relatable scenario or an image that evokes a specific feeling

• UAP − abbreviation or noun : unidentified aerial phenomenon (a mysterious flying object in the sky that is sometimes assumed to be a spaceship from another planet); also : unidentified anomalous phenomenon (a mysterious phenomenon, especially an unidentified aerial phenomenon, that is sometimes assumed to be a spaceship from another planet)

• vector graphics − noun : a process of creating digital images by using mathematical formulas to specify the relationship between the elements of the image (such as the start and end points of a line) rather than by defining each individual pixel

• zhuzh − noun : a small improvement, adjustment, or addition that completes the overall look, taste, etc. of something; verb : to improve in flavor or appearance by way of a small improvement, adjustment, or addition — often used with up

For more new additions to the dictionary, visit www.merriam-webster.com.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Merriam-Webster adds 690 words to dictionary from ngl, TFW to rizz