12 Words And Slang Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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12 Words And Slang Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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12 Words And Slang Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Calamity Mag

There have been a lot of new slang and words created these past few years, whether something is “on fleek” or you’re watching your friend “hit that whip.” The year 2016 is no exception. Here are 12 new words and slang that have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and here they are:

1. Americaphobia

- irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against America or Americans.

2. Fignature

- a signature done on a touchscreen with your finger.

3. Trumpster

- a supporter of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

4. Cuddlelust

- an intense or overwhelming desire to cuddle or be cuddled.

5. Emoginal

- expressing complex emotions through emojis.

6. Sassitude

- a sassy demeanor.

7. Dab

- a dance move in which one drops the head forward while simultaneously raising one arm and holding it bent over the face and raising the other arm and holding it out and up at a 45-degree angle.

8. Verbal Vampire

- a person whose talking is so incessant and boring that it drains the life out of those forced to listen and makes them want to run away.

9. Pinteresting

- interesting enough to post to the Pintrest social network.

10. Mantrum

- a tantrum experienced by a man.

11. Facebooking

- the acting of scrolling through www.facebook.com and looking through news feeds.

12. Slothy

- lazy and slow: slothlike.

All words and definitions belong to the people who submitted them to the Merriam-Webster dictionary!

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