Merriam-Webster dictionary adds new words
Writers by default are ‘wordsmiths,’ therefore it’s important to keep up with language as it evolves. And yesterday, the people who publish the Merriam-Webster dictionary announced the inclusion of more than 100 words to the newest version of their dictionary. Here are some highlights:
Cardioprotective (1984): serving to protect the heart.
Frenemy (1977): one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy.
Green-collar (1990): of, relating to, or involving actions for protecting the natural environment.
Locavore (2005): one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
Sock puppet (1959): a false online identity used for deceptive purposes
Staycation (2005): a vacation spent at home or nearby
Waterboarding (2004): an interrogation technique in which water is forced into a detainee’s mouth and nose so as to induce the sensation of drowning
Webisode (1996): an episode esp. of a TV show that may or may not have been telecast but can be viewed at a Web site.
Okay, let’s see what sentence we can concoct using some of these?
“My frenemy doctor was claiming to be acting in a cardioprotective manner on my behalf, but I surmised he was nothing but a sock puppet, so instead of traveling abroad, I faked a staycation, then shot a webisode of me waterboarding his sorry ass.”
Your turn.