Overview

• Merriam-Webster announced the expansion on Thursday, detailing a major update to its widely used Collegiate dictionary.
• New entries capture contemporary slang, including “rizz” for romantic charm and “beast mode” for an intensely aggressive style.
• The update folds in cultural vocabulary such as “dad bod,” “side-eye,” “love language,” and “farm-to-table.”
• Technology-related additions range from consumer terms like “dumbphone” to technical measures like “teraflop.”
• The Associated Press highlighted selected entries by reproducing definitions and offering usage examples to illustrate the changes.