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‘Yaaas’ is the latest addition to the dictionary

DICTIONARY.COM — the poor man’s Merriam-Webster — has just added a string of slang words in their latest update. Here’s some weird words that made it.

‘Yaaas’ they added it to the dictionary
‘Yaaas’ they added it to the dictionary

YAAAAAAS, QUEEN!

Dictionary.com — the poor man’s Merriam-Webster — is keeping up with the kids, adding a squad of slang words in their latest dictionary update, released Tuesday.

Here, our five favourite new entries:

DOGE

A meme-famous Shiba Inu, regularly posed next to hilarious imagined thoughts in a rainbow Comic Sans font.

What up, doge?
What up, doge?

EGOT

The honour of scoring an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony win. As made famous by Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock.

Tracy Jordan in the EGOT episode.
Tracy Jordan in the EGOT episode.

FLEEK

“Flawlessly styled, groomed, etc,” according to the Dictionary.com entry. You can thank Vine star Peaches Monroee for this gem of a word (please note that video has some graphic language).

SHOOTIE

The fashion word we didn’t know we needed: It describes a shoe that extends just above the ankle.

Victoria Beckham rocks a pair of sky-high shooties.
Victoria Beckham rocks a pair of sky-high shooties.

YAAAS

An overly excited way to say “Yes!” The best example: this iconic scene in Broad City:

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