100 New Words Added to Latest Edition of the Collegiate

Link to July 9 Eau Claire Leader Telegram article, "Merriam-Webster issues new words to live by".

Excerpt: John Morse, president and publisher of the Springfield-based dictionary publisher, said many of this year's new words are tied to changes in technology, increasing environmental awareness and aging baby boomers' concerns about their health, and they have become part of the general lexicon.

"These are not new words in the language, by any means," Morse said. "(But) when words like 'neuroprotective' and 'cardioprotective' show up in the Collegiate, it's because we've made the judgment that these are not just words used by specialists. ... These really are words now likely to show up in The New York Times, in The Wall Street Journal."

Among the new entries:

• flash mob
• freneny
• green-collar
• locavore
• reggaeton
• shawarma
• sock puppet
• staycation
• vlog
• waterboarding
• webisode