Recently, Dictionary Com provided a list of 300 words added to the dictionary for 2024. Today's blog includes a sampling of them from bussin' to bed-rotting. Shakespeare is rolling over in his grave. Here's today's sampling.
There’s A Word For That: Our Dictionary Additions For Winter 2024
mid adjective. mediocre, unimpressive, or disappointing.
bussin’ adjective. great; wonderful; amazing. 📝 Popular among Gen Z, this term originates in African American culture and is likely based on various senses of bust meaning “to explode,” “to do well,” or “to enjoy.”
The Ick. -noun. a sudden feeling of disgust or dislike, often in response to the actions of another person. 📝 This phrase, popular in dating culture and on TikTok, is thought to trace back to the late 1990s TV show Ally McBeal. The ick is also used as an informal term for an illness, especially a cold or flu.
cheat code - noun. a ploy or technique that bypasses traditional methods or rules in order to improve oneself or one’s success. 📝 This more recent sense of the term is an extension of its use in the context of video games, in which it refers to a hidden command, code, etc., used to gain an advantage, such as by advancing levels or enhancing a character’s strengths.
range anxiety - noun. the apprehension or fear that an electric vehicle’s battery will run out of power before reaching one’s intended destination or a charging station.
enshittification - noun. the gradual degradation of an online platform or service’s functionality, as part of a cycle in which the platform or service first offers benefits to users to attract them, then pursues more and more profits at the expense of users. 📝 Used in the critical discussion of platforms like TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and others, this term was popularized by writer Cory Doctorow.
skiplagging - noun. the practice of purchasing an air ticket for a flight with a layover at one’s true destination, getting off at the layover point, and skipping the last leg of the flight: a workaround to avoid paying a higher fare for a direct flight to one’s destination. 📝 The verb form is skiplag, a compound of skip, “to pass over,” and lag, “an instance of staying behind.”
bed rotting - noun. the practice of spending many hours in bed during the day, often with snacks or an electronic device, as a voluntary retreat from activity or stress. 📝 Despite the negative connotation of rotting, many use this term in a positive way to refer to what they consider a form of self-care. The verb form is bed rot.
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