840 New Words Were Just Added To The Merriam-Webster Dictionary

As our lexicon grows so does our dictionary! The days of "that's not even a real world" are long gone. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has made if official for 840 words, they are now "real words" and they have the papers to prove it!

Here are just a few of the new words. See the full list of new words HERE.

• GOAT – defined as the greatest of all time: the most accomplished and successful individual in the history of a particular sport or category of performance or activity"
• Marg – an abbreviation for margarita
• Fav – short for favorite
• Bougie [[BOO-zhee]] – an abbreviation of bourgeois
• Zoodles - a long, thin strip of zucchini that resembles a string or narrow ribbon of pasta
• Mocktail - a nonalcoholic cocktail
• Hangry - irritable or angry because of hunger
• Tent city - a collection of many tents set up in an area to provide usually temporary shelter (as for displaced or homeless people)
• Bingeable - having multiple episodes or parts that can be watched in rapid succession
• Time suck - an activity to which one devotes a lot of time that might be better or more productively spent doing other things
• Instagramming - to post (a picture) to the Instagram photo-sharing service
• Gochujang - a spicy paste used in Korean cuisine that is made from red chili peppers, glutinous rice, and fermented soybeans

How many of these words have you already been using?