Shade, side-eye, face-palm: They’ve all just been added to the dictionary
If you were reading through a dictionary (which is probably never, tbh…), it's safe to say that you'd never think you'd come across 'throwing shade'.
But alas, more millennial-loved words have been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and people are pretty happy about it.
Merriam-Webster tweeted about the news last night, and Twitter was delighted:
We added shade to the dictionary. https://t.co/dbxSsggzLo pic.twitter.com/4bpkoJVvAF
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) February 7, 2017
@MerriamWebster The dictionary version of a mic drop pic.twitter.com/n12MgA6r0Z
— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) February 7, 2017
@MerriamWebster You've made my day
— George Kelly (@allaboutgeorge) February 7, 2017
@MerriamWebster doing it for the culture.
— Twitter (@Twitter) February 8, 2017
.@MerriamWebster jumping on he bandwagon. #Ghosting and #Shade have been added to the dictionary. Words I use daily. https://t.co/urb47g8Yp1 pic.twitter.com/YjDVisJgTT
— Lisa Remillard (@LisaRemillard) February 7, 2017
I'm just really so happy the Merriam-Webster dictionary added "throw shade." What I do now has been legitimized.
— Mick Côté (@MickCote) February 7, 2017
Shouts out to @MerriamWebster for adding these new words & keeping the idea progress alive pic.twitter.com/c2QVYuszTH
— mary boo anderson (@whoismaryboo) February 8, 2017
@MerriamWebster I love you, dictionary.
— Skirt of Swords (@kintsugiberg) February 8, 2017
