Merriam-Webster adds 640 new words to the dictionary including, Stan, Swole, Fav, and others

 Merriam-Webster has added 640 new words to the dictionary, and together, they’re a pretty good portrait of how we talk to each other online in 2019. The latest class of legitimate words include: “stan,” as in “we stan that person.” “Swole” is in there too, a popular internet term for a someone who’s muscular. Other newly added words and phrases include:Garbage timeGender non-conformingGig economyGo-cupOn-brandScreen timeTop surgeryUnplugand many more.In the official Merriam-Webster lexicon they now join other millennial-speak such as “rando,” “adorbs” and “fav,” which the dictionary added last year.The post Merriam-Webster adds 640 new words to the dictionary including, Stan, Swole, Fav, and others appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.