30 Words Just Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
RonaldReagan Published 09/07/2018
Merriam-Webster added 840 new words and phrases to their dictionary in 2018. Here are some of the goofier ones.
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6. Airplane mode: an operating mode for an electronic device (such as a mobile phone) in which the device does not connect to wireless networks and cannot send or receive communications
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12. Barn burner: A wooden match that can be struck on any surface. Mainly in Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Maryland.
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16. Croker sack: A burlap bag. Mainly in the Gulf states, south Atlantic. Tow sack: a burlap bag. Mainly in the South, south midland, Texas, Oklahoma.
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18. Cup towel: A dish towel. Mainly in Texas, inland south region. Dish wiper: Also a dish towel. Mainly in New England.
19. Daddock: Rotten wood, a rotten log. Mainly in New England. Dozy: Bunch of decaying wood. Mainly in the Northeast, especially Maine.
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23. Farmer match: A wooden match than can be struck on any surface. Mainly in the upper Midwest, Great Lakes region, New York, West Virginia.
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26. Frog strangler: A heavy rain. Mainly in the South, south midland. Goose drownder: Also, heavy rain. Mainly in the midland. Trash mover: A heavy rain. Used mainly in mid-Atlantic, south Atlantic,
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30. Marg: a cocktail consisting of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur
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