Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds WTF, Clickbait and NSFW

• May 26, 2015

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Merriam-Webster just announced that it is adding a host of new internet related terms to it's dictionary. Entries include words like click fraud, emoji, WTF, NSFW, meme, photobomb and more.

 

• May 26, 2015

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and the degeneration/evolution(not sure which) of the English language continues...

 

• May 26, 2015

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tl;dr

 

• May 26, 2015

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How about DTF? Darn Tootin' Fun! (thanks, New Girl!)

 

• May 26, 2015

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Did they have wccftech.com as the prime example of clickbait?

 

• May 26, 2015

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Steve should read what clickbait means.

 

• May 26, 2015

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funny that Merriam-Webster knows what clickbait is, but some of my friends cant seem to figure it out.

 

• May 26, 2015

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sad

 

• May 26, 2015

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M-W adds "common usage" to their dictionary, making it not very useful as a reference. I'm actually surprised they haven't added "teh" as an alternate spelling of "the".

(Obligatory rant: "lense" is not an alternate spelling of "lens")

 

• May 26, 2015

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Daniel Webster would not approve.

 

• May 26, 2015

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Isn't a dictionary meant for words, not acronyms?

 

• May 27, 2015

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MRAB54 said:

Isn't a dictionary meant for words, not acronyms?

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Exactly what I was thinking.

 

• May 27, 2015

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MRAB54 said:

Isn't a dictionary meant for words, not acronyms?

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That's the first thing that crossed my mind, too.

 

• May 27, 2015

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The dumbing down of dictionaries continues.

 

• May 27, 2015

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beowulf7 said:

The dumbing down of dictionaries continues.

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WTF r u talkin bout?

 

• May 28, 2015

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Did OMGWTFBBQSAUCE make it in?

 

• May 29, 2015

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Hazard said:

WTF r u talkin bout?

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LOL

I think M-W hit an all-time low when it accepted selfie as a real word.