New Words Year You Were Born

It s a textual snapshot of that year s cultural zeitgeist.

New words year you were born. So many words were first used in 1960 that it seems more practical if we just list the highlights to see all the words that were new in 1960 or for any year click on the heading for that. And some are so definitive of an era that simply seeing them listed next to a year immediately brings you back to that time and a place and the movies and songs that then dominated pop culture. By brie dyas and caroline picard.

It takes seconds to do and you ll be amused by the array of new and familiar words that populate. This clever new website reveals the words that were invented the year you were born and it s mind blowing the years you can search run from 2010 all the way back to before the 12th century. In 2019 the organization added nearly 700 new words and definitions to its vast collection some of which like stan and on brand you ll recognize from being popularized on places like twitter and reddit.

The new word that debuted the year you were born. The poet derek walcott once remarked the english language is nobody s special property. However every year merriam webster adds new and notable words to their repertoire and they re showing no signs of slowing down.

Fast food only joined the dictionary in 1951. The english language is a living breathing expanding phenomenon. It is the property of the language itself.

It is the property of the imagination. Some words become a part of our collective lexicon with such zeitgeist that it s hard to believe there was ever a time when they weren t part of the english language. Give merriam webster the year you were born and they ll give you the hot new words from then by raisa bruner october 26 2018 12 26 pm edt.

Here are just a few of those snapshots beginning back in 1946. In 2001 bromance cornhole. Using their new time traveler feature you can now find out what words made their print debuts the year you were born or any other year for that matter.