Take “ digital nomad,” a new addition defined as “a person who works remotely while traveling for leisure, especially when having no fixed, permanent address.” People have been working while traveling for years, but this practice became even more pronounced during the Covid-19 pandemic, when many professionals discovered the newfound freedom of remote work.Īnother internet-related addition is “ petfluencer,” or “a person who gains a large following on social media by posting entertaining images or videos of their cat, dog or other pet.” On platforms like TikTok and Instagram, savvy users are making money this way. And as Kevin Hurler writes for Gizmodo, many of them reflect just how much time we spend online. The changes encompass a wide variety of topics, ranging from geography to popular culture.
Dictionary english update#
This update also involved revising 1,140 existing definitions. “Our mission is to be descriptive-we work to describe and document language as it is really used (not just how we or others may want it to be used),” he writes.Īll told, added 313 new entries and 130 new definitions. Last week, unveiled its latest update, which includes new words like “ antifragile,” “ forever chemicals,” “ anti-fat” and “ liminal space,” as well as new and revised definitions for existing words already in its online catalog.Īs Nick Norlen, a senior editor at, explained in the February 28 announcement, the decision to add a new word to the dictionary is “not an endorsement, but rather a documentation of its use in the real world.” As the English language evolves, dictionaries are always trying to keep up.
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