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'Fluffernutter,' 'dad bod': Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 455 new words

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Just as language evolves, so too does the Merriam-Webster dictionary — which added 455 new words in October. "Fluffernutter," "dad bod" and "deplatform" are among the new words added, the dictionary's editors announced Wednesday."New terms and new uses for existing terms are the constant in a living language, and our latest list brings together both new and likely familiar words that have shown extensive and established use," Merriam-Webster said in a statement.RELATED: 'Pandemic' named Merriam-Webster's word of the yearNew words related to online culture and communication include "TBH," an abbreviation for "to be honest," and "deplatform," to remove and ban (a registered user) from a mass communication medium — such as.

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