New Words

The American Heritage Dictionary just put out its new edition containing 10,000 new words!  Can you imagine?  Here are some that you know . 

• Cargo pants
• Hoodie
• Baby daddy
• Tramp stamp

Here's one you might not know.

• Spaghettification 

No, it's not pasta.  It's an astronomical term describing something like a black hole that stretches and then falls forward.

Here's one thats' definition is changing.

• Marriage

It's now defined as "The legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife".....and...."In some jurisdictions, between two persons of the same sex."

Here's a question to ponder:  Will this be the last edition of a print dictionary?


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