Dictionary.com has added a crop of new words to its website. As CNN reports, the new update includes a specific focus on race, social justice, identity, and COVID-19’s effect on our culture.
Among the new words added, ‘finna’ and ‘chile’ have somewhat passed the litmus test for mainstream acceptance and are now validated as actual words. In total, there are 450 new words, 7,600 updated entries, and 94 new definitions of existing words.
In a statement, the managing editor at Dictionary.com said, “We have added such terms as BIPOC, Critical Race Theory, and over police, which have risen to the top of the national discourse on social justice. Another significant decision was to remove the noun slave when referring to people, instead using the adjective enslaved or referring to the institution of slavery. This is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure we represent people on Dictionary.com with due dignity and humanity.”
Check out their report on all the 450 new words in Dictionary.com below.
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