Current Events > Merriam-Webster adds 690 new words, including edgelord, cromulent, and kayfabe

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Hayame_Zero 09/29/23 1:45:00 PM #1:	https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new-words-in-the-dictionary --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:976377248] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new-words-in-the-dictionary </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/29/23 1:46:49 PM #2:	I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:976377280] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 09/29/23 1:47:09 PM #3:	UnholyMudcrab posted... I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:976377284] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite><quote>I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 09/29/23 1:47:26 PM #4:	this zhuzh is GOATED ngl --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:976377292] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>this zhuzh is GOATED ngl </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
evilpresident 09/29/23 1:47:33 PM #5:	It's a perfectly cromulent addition. --- Nothing to report here <cite>evilpresident posted [p:976377294] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>It's a perfectly cromulent addition. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 09/29/23 1:47:37 PM #6:	I've never heard of cromulent, but I'm also surprised kayfabe wasn't there already. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://i.imgur.com/cSxy3Od.png <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:976377295] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>I've never heard of cromulent, but I'm also surprised kayfabe wasn't there already. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garabandal 09/29/23 1:48:01 PM #7:	UnholyMudcrab posted... I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh This. I know they added d'oh decades ago --- Silence is my shield. It crushes. Silence is my cloak. It smothers. Silence is my sword. It cuts, both ways. Silence is the deadliest weapon. <cite>Garabandal posted [p:976377302] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite><quote>I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh</quote>This. I know they added d'oh decades ago </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 09/29/23 1:48:15 PM #8:	finally I'll be able to play "nerf" in Scrabble --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:976377306] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>finally I'll be able to play "nerf" in Scrabble </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 09/29/23 1:48:52 PM #9:	It never ceases to amaze me how flexible English is and we can always just dig into Latin roots when we run out of ideas. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) <cite>Starks posted [p:976377315] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>It never ceases to amaze me how flexible English is and we can always just dig into Latin roots when we run out of ideas. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 09/29/23 1:49:57 PM #10:	cutscene noun : a noninteractive video sequence that occurs between segments of a video game and depicts part of the game's background or storyline how was this not in the dictionary already? --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://i.imgur.com/cSxy3Od.png <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:976377337] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>cutscene noun : a noninteractive video sequence that occurs between segments of a video game and depicts part of the game's background or storylinehow was this not in the dictionary already? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 09/29/23 1:50:15 PM #11:	WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... I've never heard of cromulent Hopefully you now feel embiggened by its addition to your vocabulary. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:976377344] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... </cite><quote>I've never heard of cromulent</quote>Hopefully you now feel embiggened by its addition to your vocabulary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TonyKojima 09/29/23 1:51:55 PM #12:	So are they the authority on what words are real what words aren't? --- Though the XBOX 360 is good in theory, it's hardware limitations say otherwise - Hideo Kojima <cite>TonyKojima posted [p:976377366] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>So are they the authority on what words are real what words aren't? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 09/29/23 1:52:03 PM #13:	Cromulent wasn't a word? --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:976377369] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Cromulent wasn't a word? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 09/29/23 1:52:13 PM #14:	UnholyMudcrab posted... I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh I thought the same, especially considering fairly recent slang like bussin' and doomscroll are in it. But embiggen already was in it though. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:976377375] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite><quote>I'm kinda surprised cromulent and kayfabe weren't already there, tbh</quote>I thought the same, especially considering fairly recent slang like bussin' and doomscroll are in it.But embiggen already was in it though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BewmHedshot 09/29/23 1:54:05 PM #15:	Yeah but when are they going to add "sheveled" and finally settle on what "inflammable" actually means? <cite>BewmHedshot posted [p:976377416] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Yeah but when are they going to add "sheveled" and finally settle on what "inflammable" actually means?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 09/29/23 1:54:10 PM #16:	WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... I've never heard of cromulent It's a Simpsons reference. It's a made-up word on the statue of Jebediah Springfield along with the word embiggen. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:976377419] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... </cite><quote>I've never heard of cromulent</quote>It's a Simpsons reference. It's a made-up word on the statue of Jebediah Springfield along with the word embiggen. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/29/23 1:54:49 PM #17:	K181 posted... Cromulent wasn't a word? It's a perfectly cromulent word --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:976377430] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Cromulent wasn't a word?</quote>It's a perfectly cromulent word </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 09/29/23 1:57:33 PM #18:	Gods, I'm old --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv Chiefs win! Chiefs win! EAT IT, HATERS! <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:976377486] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Gods, I'm old </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
streamofthesky 09/29/23 1:58:20 PM #19:	K181 posted... Cromulent wasn't a word? Simpsons lied to us?! But I guess also.... Simpsons predicted the future again? simp verb, informal: to show excessive devotion to or longing for someone or something That's a terrible definition for the word, lol And simp is used as a noun or verb. "Simping" would be the verb-only form. <cite>streamofthesky posted [p:976377500] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Cromulent wasn't a word?</quote>Simpsons lied to us?!But I guess also.... Simpsons predicted the future again?<quote>simp verb, informal: to show excessive devotion to or longing for someone or something</quote>That's a terrible definition for the word, lolAnd simp is used as a noun or verb. "Simping" would be the verb-only form.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KajeI 09/29/23 2:00:21 PM #20:	Well shit, that takes all the fun out of using cromulent. --- Look, I can name a few instances in MY life where I tried to reach mutual understanding and i can TELL you, always faster and easier to just kill em. Just is! <cite>KajeI posted [p:976377530] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Well shit, that takes all the fun out of using cromulent. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 09/29/23 2:05:09 PM #21:	Hayame_Zero posted... It's a Simpsons reference. It's a made-up word on the statue of Jebediah Springfield along with the word embiggen. Embiggen was the only one on the statue. It was described as "a perfectly cromulent word" when it was called into question. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/8/AAABqgAAE4hi.jpg --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:976377614] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Hayame_Zero posted... </cite><quote>It's a Simpsons reference. It's a made-up word on the statue of Jebediah Springfield along with the word embiggen.</quote>Embiggen was the only one on the statue. It was described as "a perfectly cromulent word" when it was called into question.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/8/AAABqgAAE4hi.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 09/29/23 2:06:27 PM #22:	TomClark posted... Embiggen was the only one on the statue. It was described as "a perfectly cromulent word" when it was called into question. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/8/AAABqgAAE4hi.jpg Yeah, I just changed it after remembering the full quote. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:976377640] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>TomClark posted... </cite><quote>Embiggen was the only one on the statue. It was described as "a perfectly cromulent word" when it was called into question.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/8/AAABqgAAE4hi.jpg</quote>Yeah, I just changed it after remembering the full quote. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 09/29/23 2:07:41 PM #23:	streamofthesky posted... Simpsons lied to us?! But I guess also.... Simpsons predicted the future again? The writers were challenged to create a word that sounded like it would be a real word. --- No more shall man have wings to bear him to paradise. Henceforth, he shall walk. <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:976377665] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>streamofthesky posted... </cite><quote>Simpsons lied to us?!But I guess also.... Simpsons predicted the future again?</quote>The writers were challenged to create a word that sounded like it would be a real word. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 09/29/23 2:08:35 PM #24:	Pretty sure oxford dictionary added cromulent several years ago. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:976377681] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Pretty sure oxford dictionary added cromulent several years ago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kingfrost 09/29/23 2:16:58 PM #25:	Just give me alright, alright? <cite>Kingfrost posted [p:976377830] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Just give me alright, alright? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sir_Will 09/29/23 2:31:48 PM #26:	https://youtu.be/FcxsgZxqnEg?si=9Z_fu8k2be74SQJO&t=66 --- River Song: Well, I was off to this gay gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled when I thought 'Gosh, the Third Reich's a bit rubbish, I think i'll kill the Fuhrer' <cite>Sir_Will posted [p:976378077] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/FcxsgZxqnEg?si=9Z_fu8k2be74SQJO&t=66 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cephalopods 09/29/23 2:47:48 PM #27:	I think rizz is the funniest one <cite>Cephalopods posted [p:976378330] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>I think rizz is the funniest one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ubergeneral3 09/29/23 3:10:48 PM #28:	WTF that added Croumlent before they made ALOT a word. Come on guys, I dislike this ALOT! --- Guillotine/Gulag 2020. You didn't vote Bernie now pay the price. Eat the Rich <cite>Ubergeneral3 posted [p:976378697] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>WTF that added Croumlent before they made ALOT a word.Come on guys, I dislike this ALOT! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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El_Marsh 09/29/23 3:22:13 PM #30:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] These two stand out, as they are probably the oldest of those terms. --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv Chiefs win! Chiefs win! EAT IT, HATERS! <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:976378888] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> These two stand out, as they are probably the oldest of those terms. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 09/29/23 3:27:17 PM #31:	Sir_Will posted... https://youtu.be/FcxsgZxqnEg?si=9Z_fu8k2be74SQJO&t=66 "Some sort of land cow!" is a severely underrated gag. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:976378979] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Sir_Will posted... </cite><quote>https://youtu.be/FcxsgZxqnEg?si=9Z_fu8k2be74SQJO&t=66</quote>"Some sort of land cow!" is a severely underrated gag. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 09/29/23 3:29:51 PM #32:	Ubergeneral3 posted... WTF that added Croumlent before they made ALOT a word. Come on guys, I dislike this ALOT! Pretty sure they don't include the misspelling just to spite you personally. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:976379026] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>Ubergeneral3 posted... </cite><quote>WTF that added Croumlent before they made ALOT a word.Come on guys, I dislike this ALOT!</quote>Pretty sure they don't include the misspelling just to spite you personally. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 09/29/23 3:32:01 PM #33:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Ragequit and Speedrun are fairly new, but it is crazy they the other words weren't added a long time ago. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:976379060] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Ragequit and Speedrun are fairly new, but it is crazy they the other words weren't added a long time ago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 09/29/23 3:39:29 PM #34:	There are even more "new" words that really should have been added a long time ago. vector graphics, passkey, non-player character, jump scare, street date Pretty crazy it took forever for these to get in but rizz gets in just a few years after its modern definition is set. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:976379168] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>There are even more "new" words that really should have been added a long time ago.vector graphics, passkey, non-player character, jump scare, street datePretty crazy it took forever for these to get in but rizz gets in just a few years after its modern definition is set. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/29/23 3:50:21 PM #35:	streamofthesky posted... That's a terrible definition for the word, lol And simp is used as a noun or verb. "Simping" would be the verb-only form. The word simp isn't new, just that definition. Simping isn't correct. The word you're looking for is simper or simpering. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:976379374] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>streamofthesky posted... </cite><quote>That's a terrible definition for the word, lolAnd simp is used as a noun or verb. "Simping" would be the verb-only form.</quote>The word simp isn't new, just that definition. Simping isn't correct. The word you're looking for is simper or simpering. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 09/29/23 3:54:21 PM #36:	People who cry about "madeup words" are in shambles --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png he/him/they/them <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:976379438] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>People who cry about "madeup words" are in shambles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/29/23 3:56:10 PM #37:	hockeybub89 posted... People who cry about "madeup words" are in shambles I'm legit smad about doggo. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:976379469] in Merriam-We... [t:80580651]...</cite> <quote>hockeybub89 posted... </cite><quote>People who cry about "madeup words" are in shambles</quote>I'm legit smad about doggo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Merriam-Webster adds 690 new words, including edgelord, cromulent, and kayfabe