“Soz” probably may sound like a word you heard thrown around in mobster movies, but this shortened form of “sorry” was among the latest batch of words accepted into the Macmillan online dictionary.
Macmillan’s online dictionary is crowdsourced, meaning users can suggest word additions and definition changes to keep the resource up-to-date with the rapidly evolving English language - though Macmillan says these words are infiltrating other languages as well.
Most of the words reflect influences from social media and online sources.
So how familiar are you with some of these new words? If you didn’t get “soz,” keep reading to see if you can guess the definitions of other words Macmillan added.
- Chainwatching may be something you have planned for this weekend, but did you know what the definition is?
- It sounds like the definition would be obvious, but do you know what makes someone a hater?
- You may argue rents is already a word, but the word recently accepted is actually a shortened form of another popular word. Do you know what it means?
- The word totes also already is known as referring to a style of bag or a way to carry something, but do you know its latest definition? Hint, it’s the shortened form of a word you likely use on a daily basis.
- What about mwah? No, that is not a misspelled version of “moi,” the French word for “me.” This mwah takes its origin from a sound.
Definitions
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Here are the answers from our definition questions. Are you as language savvy as you thought?
- Chainwatching - to watch several episodes of TV series one after another.
- Hater - someone who dislikes something very strongly and often without good reason.
- Rents - a short version of the word parents.
- Totes - short for totally, also can be used in place of completely.
- Mwah - the sound of a kiss or kisses, used to express love or appreciation.
