Language is an ever-changing tool for communication, and new words and phrases get invented every year.
So where do the latest new nouns, verbs and colorfully descriptive terms come from? According to Dictionary.com, mostly from Gen Z.
Among the new words and phrases added to the site for 2024:
Bedrotting – staying excessively in bed
Girl dinner – a food trend originating with female TikTokers involving a number of small snacks that take the place of a meal
Boobne – pimples or a rash on one's breasts, similar to acne
Other popular new entries include Barbiecore, bussin, greedflation, mid, and the ick.
Feel free to use any or all of them on your next big Scrabble night. They're in the dictionary.