Do you have any idea what a “jawn” might be? Or have you ever heard about something called “sleep debt” before?
You might not be too familiar with these words, but beginning now you can look them up on Dictionary.com. They are just two of the whopping 566 new words the online resource has added to their database. That happened this week as well as adding 348 new definitions for existing entries and more 2,200 revised definitions.
According to the fine folks over at Dictionary.com, the additions “represent the always-evolving nature of English and our lexicographers’ neverending efforts to document it.”
The 566 new words they’ve added include a variety of topics from pop culture and slang to artificial intelligence and climate. These are some of the new ones and what they mean:
Jawn - “Something or someone for which the speaker does not know or does not need a specific name.” (Commonly used in Philadelphia.)
Unsend - “To delete (a digital message such as an email or text) from the devices of the sender and receiver.”
Blursday - “A day not easily distinguished from other days, or the phenomenon of days running together.”
Greenwashing - “An instance or practice of promoting or affiliating a brand, campaign, mission, etc., with environmentalism as a ploy to divert attention from policies and activities that are in fact anti-environmentalist.”
Chatbot - “A computer program designed to respond with conversational or informational replies to verbal or written messages from users.”
Coffee nap - “A short nap, usually 15–30 minutes, taken immediately after drinking a cup of coffee, the claimed benefit being that the energizing effect of caffeine may be bolstered by a sleeping body’s drop in adenosine levels.”
Sleep debt - “The difference between the amount of sleep a person needs and the actual amount of time spent sleeping, when the amount needed exceeds the time slept.”
Shower orange - “An orange that is peeled and eaten under a steamy shower, the purported benefit being that the steam enhances the orange’s citrusy fragrance and creates a soothing experience for the person who is showering.”
Shower orange? Really? I'm living a sheltered life because I've never heard of such a thing.
Read more from the NY Post HERE.