There are nearly 700 new entries \u2014 some of which you may already be using.
Here’s the long and jort of it: If you had “bingo card” being added to the dictionary in 2023 on your bingo card, you win.
Yes, jorts and bingo card are just two of the 690 new entries to the Merriam-Webster dictionary that range from slang expressions to “Signs of a healthy language include words being created, words being borrowed from other languages, and new meanings being given to existing words,” Merriam-Webster — of new words that have slithered their way into our everyday vernacular that's now finally gained official credibility by making it into the dictionary.
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