New Dictionary Words for Summer 2021
From “a$$ hat” to “sh!# show,” dictionary.com is keeping it real for 2021. Enjoy the highlights!
Think about how much has changed in the past year. That’s why more than 300 new words and definitions have been added to Dictonary.com to better “mirror the world around us,” according to the site’s managing editor. These are some of the new words that caught my attention:
- “Long Hauler” – referring to people who experience lasting coronavirus symptoms
- “Silver Fox” – a red fox in the color phase in which the fur is black with silver-gray ends on the longer hairs OR an attractive older person with gray or silver hair, especially a man
- “Ghost Kitchen” – a commercial facility that prepares and cooks restaurant-style food for delivery directly to customers or to one or more dine-in restaurants
- “Side Hustle” – A job that brings in extra money beyond one’s regular job
- “Asynchronous” – occurring or able to be completed independently according to a person’s own self-paced schedule or within a broad window of time, but not coordinated to be completed in real time with another participant
- “Synchronous” – occurring in real time, as with participants logged in at an appointed time for a live lecture or discussion
- “Yeet” – an exclamation of enthusiasm, approval, triumph, pleasure, joy, etc.
- “Sh*tshow” – (People’s Choice 2020 Word of the Year) a chaotic event or situation, often one that turns out badly.
- “A$$hat” – a foolish, annoying, or contemptible person
You can check out the full list HERE
Frst off, I LOVE me a silver fox… pardon the lack of grammar. Side hustles have helped me maintain my radio career on more than one occasion. When my daughter was a toddler, my side hustle was DJing bars and private events. I preferred the bar work. It paid less, but I didn’t have to wear a BOW TIE and CUMMERBUND, which I did have to rock when working corporate events. That’s how you roll when you’re the only female DJ on a staff of 80. We’ve all known an a$$ hat or two and Covid was/is a giant sh!# show, so I’m actually pretty cool with both of these. YEET! I did disagree a bit with the deifinition…. I feel like proper use of “yeet” should include making some sort of shot or sweet move in sports or video games. According to my kids, “yeet” origins began with Kobe Bryant making a really sweet shot while exclaiming, “Yeet!” But who knows for sure? Apparently THESE GUYS (warning content is sometimes of an adult nature).
