'Rizz', 'doggo' and 'mid' all added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Published date03 October 2023
Publication titleWalesOnline (Wales)
Merriam-Webster described the creation of words, definition development, and the borrowing of words from different languages as “signs of a healthy language”. While some of the words have now become a part of everyday vernacular, like ‘rizz’, ‘doggo’ and ‘ngl’, others may come as a learning experience

The dictionary wrote, “Based on our most recent research, we are pleased to inform you that English is very very! healthy.” So here are a number of 690 words added to the dictionary this month.

Slang and Informal

rizz noun, slang : romantic appeal or charm zhuzh noun : a small improvement, adjustment, or addition that completes the overall look, taste, etc. of something; verb : to improve in flavour or appearance by way of a small improvement, adjustment, or addition — often used with up doggo noun, slang : dog padawan noun, informal : a young person especially when regarded as naïve, inexperienced, etc. bingo card noun … 2 slang : a list of possible, expected, or likely scenarios — usually used in the phrase on one's bingo card simp verb, informal : to show excessive devotion to or longing for someone or something GOATED adjective, slang : considered to be the greatest of all time bussin’ adjective, African American English slang : extremely good : excellent; especially : delicious, tasty cromulent adjective, informal + humorous : acceptable, satisfactory mid adjective … 2 informal : neither very good nor very bad : so-so, meh ngl abbreviation, informal not gonna lie; not going to lie TFW abbreviation, informal that feeling when — used especially on social media or in text messages to introduce a relatable scenario or an image that evokes a specific feeling TTYL abbreviation, informal talk to you later The Digital World

generative AI noun : artificial intelligence that is capable of generating new content such as images or text in response to a submitted prompt such as a query by learning from a large reference database of examples large language model noun : a language model that utilises deep see deep entry 1 sense 8 methods on an extremely large data set as a basis for predicting and constructing natural-sounding text vector graphics noun : a process of creating digital images by using mathematical formulas to specify the relationship between the elements of the image such as the start and end points of a line rather than by defining each individual pixel rotoscope verb : to draw or paint over something, such as live-action footage or an element from...

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