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New Dictionary Words of 2023

Can you name these words added to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary in 2023?
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Last updated: September 29, 2023
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Definition
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Improve in flavor or appearance by way of a small improvement. Often said "____ up".
Z
Zhuzh
Young person, especially when regarded as inexperienced in the ways of the Jedi.
P
Padawan
Acceptable, satisfactory. Often used humorously to embiggen a conversation.
C
Cromulent
Neither very good nor very bad. So-so, meh.
M
Mid
Shorts made of denim.
J
Jorts
Sending text messages in order to trick them into revealing personal or confidential information, which can then be used for criminal purposes.
S
Smishing
Draw or paint over something, such as live-action footage, frame-by-frame in order to create a matte or realistic animation.
R
Rotoscope
Process of creating digital images by using mathematical formulas rather than pixels.
V
Vector Graphics
Noninteractive video sequence between segments of a videogame.
C
Cutscene
Reduce the effectiveness of something (such as a character, weapon, or stat) in a video game.
N
Nerf
Timed playthrough of a video game or portion of a video game that a player completes as quickly as possible.
S
Speedrun
Suddenly quit a game or match in a fit of anger and frustration
R
Rage Quit
A scripted moment (as in a film or video game) meant to startle the audience.
J
Jump Scare
Spend excessive time online scrolling through news or other content, especially in a psychologically unhealthy manner.
D
Doomscroll
Someone who makes wildly dark and exaggerated statements with the intent of shocking others [note: generally used disparagingly].
E
Edgelord
Practice or study of predicting the outcome of elimination tournaments, especially in NCAA college basketball.
B
Bracketology
A stock that sees a temporary sudden surge due to a coordinated effort (such as a viral social media campaign).
M
Meme Stock
An ambitious and successful woman [note: often used ironically and disparagingly in recent years].
G
Girlboss
Online transaction involving a small amount of currency, especially within a video game for cosmetic or exclusive content.
M
Microtransaction
Abbreviations
It Stands For...
ngl (Internet Slang)
Not Gonna Lie
NPC (Video Game Slang)
Non-Player Character
TFW (Meme Slang)
That Feeling When
TTYL (Internet Slang)
Talk to You Later
UAP (NASA term)
Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon
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4 Comments
overtired
+4
Level 88
Sep 29, 2023
Nice quiz. Some of these seem very overdue. Rotoscoping has been around for like a hundred years, and I've known the word for decades so it's not like it just popped up as a term.
Dimby
+2
Level 83
Sep 29, 2023
Very true. I believe the film industry commonly called it "rotoscoping" way back when the Lord of the Rings came out... the weird, animated Lord of the Rings. As I read through the dictionary to make my vocabulary quizzes, I find it interesting that MW has every mineral that has ever existed and horribly technical jargon but omits quite a few commonly used words that are sometimes decades old. I was very surprised that the first one wasn't included in the 90s, for instance, because I definitely was familiar with the term back then.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Sep 30, 2023
Great quiz idea! Nominated.
Dimby
+2
Level 83
Sep 30, 2023
Thanks!
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