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Dictionary.com adds ‘doomscrolling,’ ‘finna’ and ‘supposably’ to new word list

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Posted: Mar 15, 2021 / 06:13 PM EDTUpdated: Mar 15, 2021 / 06:13 PM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.**Related Video Above: New words added to Oxford Dictionary in 2020.**(WJW) — Dictionary.com has added 600 new words and definitions to its site for 2021, many of which are -related and others taken from common vernacular.With the English language ever-evolving, dictionary.com, along with other dictionary companies, are constantly on the lookout for new and worthy words.This year’s hot ones on the dictionary.com list include “supposably” (instead of “supposedly”) and “finna,” which means fixing to.Other fresh entries included “hybrid learning” and also “second gentleman,” used for Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband.Dog entries were on fire, including “puggles” and “yorkiepoos.” Politics, race and social media were also touched on with words like “doomscrolling” and “Critical Race Theory.”Find all of the new words added on Dictionary.comSuggest a CorrectionThanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close Ad

Posted: Mar 15, 2021 / 06:13 PM EDTUpdated: Mar 15, 2021 / 06:13 PM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.**Related Video Above: New words added to Oxford Dictionary in 2020.**(WJW) — Dictionary.com has added 600 new words and definitions to its site for 2021, many of which are -related and others taken from common vernacular.With the English language ever-evolving, dictionary.com, along with other dictionary companies, are constantly on the lookout for new and worthy...

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