Dictionary.com Adds 'Hangry', and 299 Other New Words

Dictionary.com just added 300 new words and definitions to their catalog, which include political terms, pop culture terms and more. Here are a few making the list:

cheat day - a day in which a person goes off a dietary regimen

dabbing - the act of performing a dance move that involves posing with one’s nose in the crook of a bent elbow at chest level while extending the other arm to the side at or above shoulder level, often as a celebratory posture in sports or other competitions

dad bod - informal; a man’s physique that is slightly overweight or flabby but still attractive

Friendiversary - the yearly recurrence of the date that two or more people first became friends

Hangry - slang; feeling irritable or irrationally angry as a result of being hungry

lightsaber - a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional "Star Wars" universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn

man bun - a man’s hair gathered into a bun at the back or top of the head


Source:  Entertainment Weekly


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