Sext and dabbing are now officially in the dictionary – no, we're serious

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English language, who can keep up with you?

Dictionary.com is doing its best to play the cool-kid dictionary game, adding 300 new words to its online database. While some new inclusions like "Black Lives Matter" are irrefutably important, we're not sure if we needed all of them (see: "dad bod").

The dictionary's latest addition includes a variety of millennial-approved words ranging from slang like "sext," to cultural developments like "burkini," to Trump-era required vocabulary like "alt-right."

Here are some highlights from the new additions:

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via Zero Tech Blog