The Associated Press
NEW YORK–Attention, word nerds: this is your bonus round, courtesy of Merriam-Webster.
In addition to elevating “surreal” in 2016 to word of the year, the dictionary company today added about 1,000 new words and new definitions to existing listings on its website (Merriam-webster.com).
Among 17 of the latest disclosed by the company are “arancini” (those stuffed, breaded, and fried Italian rice balls), “conlang,” meaning an invented language like Klingon; and “microaggression,” a flash-point favourite on some college campuses.
This is the first time the company has freshened up website listings since 2014, when it added entries to a new paper edition of its collegiate book and online at the same time.
