Rolling Stone
Merriam-Webster Adds ‘Looksmaxxing,’ ‘Cuffing Season,’ ‘Vibe Coding’ to Dictionary
Company's editorial team called the new words a “glow-up” to the dictionary’s historic lexicon
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