Feeling Cheffy? Merriam-Webster Adds 20+ New Food Words to Its Dictionary

Chances are high that Merriam-Webster will be able to help next time you try a recipe with uncommon ingredients.

The Smashburger at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery Chicago, on West Kinzie Street in Chicago, on Aug 6, 2023. Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS

By Erin Booke From The Dallas Morning News

It’s time to zhuzh your vocabulary. Merriam-Webster announced 690 words and definitions added to its dictionary in 2023. The words range from colloquial phrases like doggo and “beast mode” to important news words to know, like “forever chemical” and UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon).