Oof, Y’all!!!!! Look At The New Dictionary Words!

This year’s “new” dictionary.com words have been announced and amongst the 300 new words y’all (“used to direct address usually two or more people, or to one person who represents a family or organization’) is FINALLY officially being acknowledged as a word!

Some of the words that stood out to us this year…

Zaddy – an attractive man who is also stylish, charming, and self-confident

Snack – has been updated to include the slang for “a sexy and physically attractive person; hottie”

Oof – an exclamation used to sympathize with someone else’s pain or dismay

Yeet – an exclamation of enthusiasm, approval, triumph, pleasure, joy, etc.

5G – fifth-generation, wireless

A**hat – a foolish, annoying, or contemptible person; a**hole

A few naughty words made the list….

Sh*tshow – a person or thing that is a total mess, failure, or disaster

Several words most of us didn’t know before the pandemic..

Asynchronous – occurring or able to be completed independently according to a person’s own self-paced schedule

Synchronous – occurring in real time, as with participants logged in at an appointed time for a live lecture or discussion

 

 

Long Hauler – a person who experiences symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an associated acute illness or active infection

 

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