"Dumbphone," "ghost kitchen" among over 5,000 words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary in rare update

Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including " ...

Springfield’s Merriam-Webster prints new edition of its familiar ‘Collegiate Dictionary’

Complete with thumb notches and a deep red cover, and weighing almost 5 pounds, the 12th edition is the first new edition in ...
New York Post

Merriam-Webster embiggened by addition of 690 cromulent new words — ‘Simpsons’ fans rejoice

Merriam-Webster surprised fans of “The Simpsons” by adding the word “cromulent” to the dictionary as part of the most recent update, making it official with the made-up term that first appeared ...
New York Daily News

Merriam-Webster Dictionary reveals almost 700 new words: sports terms, social media phrases and more

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced the addition of 690 new words to its listings on Wednesday, including sports terms beast mode, bracketology and GOATED. “We’re very excited by this new ...
The Pantagraph

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary

Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include ...