(Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)Īnother inductee is 'Goetta,' which comes from German and is defined by Merriam-Webster as 'meat (such as pork) mixed with oats, onions, and spices and fried in the form of a patty.' 8, 2020, when he was a presidential candidate. President Joe Biden holds up a cup of horchata after visiting Barrio Cafe in this photo taken in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. Two food terms borrowed from Spanish were also added: 'horchata,' the cold sweetened beverage made from ground rice or almonds and often flavoured with cinnamon and 'chicharron,' a snack-sized piece of fried pork belly or skin. The fluffernutter is so beloved in Massachusetts that there have been long-running efforts to name it the official state sandwich. Northeast staple 'fluffernutter' - a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow crème - was deemed by editors to have attained enough reach beyond its regional origins to earn a place on the list. Close to home for the dictionary, the U.S. Some popular food items are also now Merriam-Webster official. s2HFmStMoM- world of online communication is notably represented, with the additions of 'FTW' and 'TBH' (abbreviations for 'for the win' and 'to be honest') and 'amirite' (slang for the rhetorical 'am I right') reflecting the shorthand vocabulary of texting and tweeting.Įven 'because' gets an updated definition to take into account a new, informal usage where it replaces 'by reason of' or 'because of.' Merriam-Webster says this is 'often used in a humorous way to convey vagueness about the exact reasons for something' - as in, 'the process works because science' or 'they left because reasons.' Food-related additions Yes, 'fluffernutter' is now in the dictionary.

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