566 New Words In The Dictionary? From The Silly To The Gross- They Are Here
If you needed further proof that the world has gone crazy, take a look at the Fall collection of new words and terms in Dictionary.com. There are 566 New Words! From the silly to the gross, they are here. So, read ’em and weep, or giggle, or just scratch your head. Those are all perfectly reasonable responses. Let’s get to it, shall we.
Feel free to officially use “Blursday” or “snite.” One silly, one gross, two down. 564 to go. Ok, let’s start with “Blursday.” According to Dictionary.com, “Blursday” is an informal noun (aka: slang) which you say when the days all get blurred together. This could be the result of people working at home, and the days just running together. It’s said to “capture the vibe” of our busy lives. Apparently there are similar terms out there, like “Whoseday” and “Whensday.” Cute and silly, right?
What in the world is “snite.” It’s totally gross, that’s what it is. And it’s totally British. Dictionary.com just added this verb which means: to wipe mucus from (the nose), especially with the finger or thumb. A word we didn’t know we needed. But it does save us a few words in describing this action. Word economy is good.
Other new words, terms and phrases include a viral trend known as “shower orange.” Cue Zach Bryan’s “Something in the Orange,” please. This viral trend involves eating an orange in the shower. Why? I have no clue! But I did some digging and found that the TikTok trend has deep meaning. Kind of. Those is the know (thecut.com) say the “steam helps release the scent of the orange peel, transforming your bathroom into a gloriously citrusy spa.” And they allege mental health benefits in doing so, peeling an orange that is. Just go with it. It’s 2023 after all.
So, looks like there are quite a few more words we will have to learn to spell. Here are some of the ones we already have trouble with:
Spellcheck! Here are The Top Ten Words That We Can't Spell Well
10. Congratulations
We get tripped up on the ‘t’ because when people say it, you pronounce it with a ‘d’ as in congradulations. So if you spelled it correctly, congratulations!9. Diarrhea
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It’s the second ‘r’ that trips us up, but let’s be honest it’s not a word that you want to spell very often
8. Bougie
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As in Booj-ee, it’s the ‘g’ that people forget, let’s be honest, it’s not a real word, it’s slang used for you’re friends that spend a lot of money on things that could get a lot cheaper. You’re not Bougie if you shop at Wal-Mart per se.
7. Maintenance
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People forget there is an ‘e’ after the ‘t’ and think it’s an ‘a’, just remember, there are two ‘a’s and two ‘e’s and you will always maintain the proper spelling
6. Niece
People can’t remember if it’s an ‘i’ before ‘e’ or some even spell it “Neece” but if you have a niece you should know how to spell it or just buy cards with it stamped on already.5. Beautiful
It’s the three vowels in a row that we are most likely to screw up. The word beautiful sounds terrific and it’s probably derived from French and they like to be extra with their vowels.
4. Receipt
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We get screwed up on the ‘e’ before ‘i’ rule again, but if keep the receipts it won’t be a problem.
3. Appreciate
People are never sure about how many ‘p’s are in Appreciate or they are not sure if it’s an ‘s’ or a ‘c’. If you don’t struggle with this than you’re under-appreciated!
2. Pneumonia
X-ray of the lungs of a sick person
This one is obvious, it’s the silent ‘p’ that trips us up. Again, why do we need it? It is a Latin word derived from the Greek word pneumon, meaning lung. Still Greek to me.
1. Restaurant
This one is Google’s highest misspelled word with an average of over 95,000 people a month looking it up. Probably because we are trying to find a great one to make reservations for. The RANT part is what gets most people, they want to add a ‘u’ to make it RAUNT, not rant, but we should all know how to spell it, after al we go to one every week! (at least)
