'Thirst Trap,' 'Girlboss': Merriam-Webster Adds Words Popular Among GenZ To Dictionary

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary has added 690 new words to the dictionary and a lot of them seem to be borrowed from Gen Z. The renowned dictionary has added a raft of words including "Thirst trap," "chef's kiss," "'grammable" and "beast mode". 

In a news release, the dictionary announced that it has added new words and definitions. 

"We're very excited by this new batch of words," says Peter Sokolowski, Editor at Large at Merriam-Webster. "We hope there is as much insight and satisfaction in reading them as we got from defining them."