Dictionary.com adds 300 words, definitions "to mirror the world around us"

Additions include...

• Definitions for "asynchronous" and "synchronous."
• "Long hauler," referring to people who experience lasting coronavirus symptoms.
• Initials such as DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) also made the cut.
• CW (content warning) and TW (trigger warning) may fall alongisde media alerts that feature possibly upsetting or violent topics.

"We can thank Black social media for the fun — and multifunctional — smash slang hit of yeet, variously used as a joyful interjection or verb for forms of quick, forceful motions," Dictionary.com editors said of the updates.

• "We can thank artist Ty Dolla $ign for popularizing the zesty zaddy, an alteration of daddy that means 'an attractive man who is also stylish, charming, and self confident.'"

What they're saying: "It's a complicated and challenging society we live in, and language changes to help us grapple with it," Dictionary.com's managing editor John Kelly said.