参考消息网11月13日报道 （文/何娟）美国韦氏出版公司近期宣布，旗下《韦氏大学词典》(Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary)将迎来时隔22年的全面修订与重制。此次修订将增加5000余个新词，其中之一就是“ghost kitchen”。“ghost kitchen”可直译为“幽灵厨房”，特指用于制备外卖餐食的商业烹饪设施(a commercial ...

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Finding out that shrinkflation, adorkable, subvariant and even pumpkin spice are now officially in the dictionary might make you exclaim “Yeet!” ICYMI, those are five of the 370 words and phrases that ...

Merriam-Webster made a snide jab at Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue on Tuesday by announcing the launch of a mock subscription-only service labeled “Merriam-Webster Red.” “People who subscribe to ...

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"Swole," "bug-out bag," "go-cup" and "omnicide" are just a few of the 640 additions to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary Monday. By The Associated Press Get “swole,” prepare a “bug-out bag,” grab a “go-cup ...

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