What words will Merriam-Webster add to their dictionary in 2024?
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61%
Based (positive adjective representing approval)
49%
Basic (boring/uncool)
48%
"Enby" or "enbie"
38%
Generation Alpha
29%
Shadow ban
27%
Karen (new definition: an overly aggressive and stubborn woman)
21%
"Brainrot" or "brain rot"
20%
Cursed (vaguely unsettling, bizarre, disturbing, or uncanny; something that is or feels wrong somehow)
20%
Robotaxi
20%
Vibe check
19%
NPC (as an insult)
19%
Cheugy
18%
Greedflation
17%
Chad (stereotypical "alpha male")
17%
Snek
16%
Delulu
15%
Kinkshame
15%
Skibidi
15%
Gyatt
14%
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In 2023, Merriam-Webster added 690 words to their dictionary, mostly slang or cultural references (including: rizz, doggo, and padawan - lol).

What words will the Merriam-Webster dictionary include on January 1st, 2025 which are not included today?

If you add a word which is already in the dictionary, you will need to clearly state what new meaning you’re hoping it will have (in the answer itself), or I will Resolve it N/A. You don’t need to get the definition perfectly (e.g. Karen currently has nothing to do with the “let me see the manager” perception), but you should be directionally close.

Go crazy, add whatever you can think of (but ensure it’s not already in the MW Dictionary!!). As this one will certainly have some subjectivity, I won’t be betting here.

I won’t Resolve anything NO until Jan 1st, but words will Resolve YES once they appear in the MW dictionary.

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