‘Bed Rotting,’ ‘Mid,’ ‘The Ick’ And More Added To Dictionary.com
New words and phrases have been added to Dictionary.com. Over 320, to be exact. They said that the pace of language change is “as rapid as it has ever been.” So, what’s new? According to the website, they added 327 new entries, 173 definitions, and 1,228 revised definitions.
This update includes words that are new to the dictionary and entries that are newly revised. In other “words,” there are now newly added meanings of existing words. They did note that words that are new to the dictionary are not always new to the language, but their addition often reflects “a prominent place in the lexicon.”
Major Topics of the Day
Their most recent additions are from the “major topics of the day.” These include economics (greedflation), climate (climate breakdown), and social issues (intimate partner violence). Also, included are words for things you probably didn’t know there were words for. For instance, skiplagging, bed rotting, range anxiety.
Pop Culture
“Girl dinner” went viral after TikTok user Olivia Maher used the term in a video in May 2023. They define it as an “often attractively presented collection of snacks that involve little preparation.” For example, small quantities of cold cuts, cheese, fruit, cherry tomatoes, etc., “deemed sufficient to constitute a meal for one.” Dictionary.com pointed out that it’s possibly a shortening of an earlier version, hot girl dinner, that often included decadent or youth-maintaining food.
The term “ick” has found its way back into people’s vocabulary. This phrase, popular in dating culture and on TikTok, is thought to be traced back to the late 1990s TV show Ally McBeal. The ick is also used as an informal term for an illness, especially a cold or flu. Currently, its meaning is “a sudden feeling of disgust or dislike, often in response to the actions of another person.”
Other words referenced in pop culture, such as “mid” and “bussin'” were added too.
There’s A Word for That
They also included words in science such as “stellar nursery,” and words in fashion like “Barbiecore.”
Take a look at all their additions here.
Redditors Roast Worst Baby Names They've Ever Encountered
Gridget
“When I was a kid I stayed at a bed & breakfast with family photos on the walls,” one user wrote. “There was a sister named Gridget. I actually think about this a lot.” It’s kind of like a spin on the name Bridget. This Redditor seems really stuck on the name they found.
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Shanniel
This unique name caught this person off guard. They even tried to figure it out by mixing it with other names. “I once saw a baby announcement where the mom was named Shannon, the dad was Daniel, and they named the baby Shanniel,” they wrote.
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Dyslexia
Sometimes people just go with the flow when picking a name for their kid. Maybe it felt right at the time, and they didn’t even realize it’s also the name of a condition. While working at a gas station, this Reddit user observed a mother who let her child run around wild. They wrote “One small girl was pushing on a display stand and the mother screamed: ‘DYSLEXIA GET YO A– OVER HERE!”
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Donnaria
Back in school on the playground, this person probably had a rough time. This is particularly true because their name coincidentally rhymes with a sexually transmitted disease. Nevertheless, a user pointed out that it’s a clever fusion of two names. “Donnaria. A combination of her Mom’s name (Donna) and Grandma’s name (Gloria),” they wrote.
Alcoholic Beverages
Bacardi, Hennessy, Tanqueray, Alizé – the names keep coming. It turns out a Redditor, who happened to work in children and family services, encountered kids with names inspired by alcoholic beverages almost every day. “You don’t know how bad it really gets. Lots of kids named after alcoholic beverages.”
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