TheAmericanEnglishdictionaryMerriam-Websterrecentlyaddedalotofnewwordstoitsonlinesite.
HiBryan.
HiAshley.
Firstoff,howoftendoesMerriamWebsteraddwordsIsthisayearlyevent
Sowheredotheycomefrom
Everywhere,really.Imeanthenewtermscoverareasincludingscience,technology,sports,popculture.Mostwillprobablybefamiliartoyou.
Okay.So,forexample...
Well,howabouttheverb"binge-watch"
Ohyes.Ibingewatchtelevisionshowssometimes...always!Thatmeanstowatchmanyepisodesofaseriesinashortperiodoftime.Tobinge,inthiscase,meanstodoalotofsomethinginashortamountoftime.
Right...sointhiscase,Iguess,watchingoneaftertheotherforafewhoursstraight.Somepeoplemightwatchawholeseasonofashowoverafewdays.
Like"TheCatandtheHat"and"GreenEggsandHam."
Oh,soIguessthatisanothernewlyaddedphrase,tothrowshade
Yes,itis.So,itisaslangexpressionthatmeanstopubliclyexpressdisrespectordislikeforsomeone.Butto"throwshade"theinsultoroffensehastobesubtleorunderstated.
Okay.So,amongthenewwordsareslangexpressions,aswell...
Correct.So,oneofthoseisghost.
Weallknowwhatthatmeansasanoun,but...
Right,butasaverbitmeanstoabruptlycutoffcontact.
Right,soImean,withtheslangwordsyoucouldevenpileontop,rightYoucouldthrowshadeandalsoghostthesameperson.
Oh...Okay,sohereisanotherwordonthislist:microaggression.Soisghostinganexampleofmicroaggression
Okay,sothatsoundsalittlemoreseriousthan"ghosting."
Itis.
Yes,sothisisanounanditdoeshaveascientificmeaning--theinabilitytorecognizefaces.
Okay,solikeaface-blindness.
Well,thishasbeenreallyinteresting,Bryan.Thanksforjoiningmeinstudiohere.Andtoourlisteners,letusknowifyoulikedthisandmaybewecandomoreofthisinthefuture.