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  • Merriam-Webster

    Even Merriam-Webster realizes the world is a dumpster fire

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    David Lumb
    David Lumb
    03.06.2018

    Every year, the vocabulary druids at Merriam-Webster decide which words bubbling to the top of the cultural consensus should be immortalized forever in its dictionary. In early 2017, the list of over 1,000 additions included CRISPR and botnet, a clear reflection of the scientific and election-related terms buzzing around society. But now, Merriam-Webster has added the words that so clearly defined last year -- and at the top of the list is 'dumpster fire.'