Words that entered the dictionary the year you were born

[ottawamom]

Saw this on the news today. Kind of fun to look and see what words were added to the dictionary the year you were born.

Merian Webster Time Traveler

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Oh I like this! Blow-dried, brewski, shopaholic are a few of my 1977 classics!

 

[Donald - my hero]

OMG 1962 saw some awesome words get added!!!
in the category of WTH?!?!

• AK-47
• body count(see above perhaps?)
• bio-weapon
• porn

in the category of This is better!

• Belgium waffles
• cockamamie
• sitcom

 

[ottawamom]

1962 had a lot of words added (more than most years)

 

[mort1331]

Hmm should I be worried..1968..coronavirus was added..

 

[juniorbugman]

I think the words that were added in 1960 were a fore-shadowing of me working for a phone company.
Dial-up
Touch Tone
Teleprocessing.

Good Words:
Doofus - me to a tee
Theme Park - appropriate for this board
Golden Oldie
Kook - same - me to a tee

 

[Disney Addicted]

Bubblegum! That's my favorite word for '69. Brings back so many memories of buying and chewing Hubba Bubba flavored gum as a kid!

 

[bcwife76]

1976 saw such gems as anti-arrhythmia, arborio rice, athleisure and battered woman sydrome

 

[Donald - my hero]

1976 saw such gems as anti-arrhythmia, arborio rice, athleisure and battered woman sydrome

1962 saw the addition of battered child syndrome, 14 years till we admitted women were being hit as well

I got lost down the rabbit hole of looking at years that held other significant importance to me - the year I entered high school, year I met hubby, year we married and when each of our children were born. THAT was fun!!

 

[ottawamom]

A little diversion these days is good.

 

[Chickinvic]

Clonazepam, Wigged-out and X-rated were all 1970 (as well as a whole bunch of others, of course).

 

[starvenger]

1973 - Soccer mom (heh), caipirinha (could use one of those), super-spreader (topical), performance-enhancing drug (still a thing)

 

[star72232]

I'm thinking there are some issues with the lists... Apparently "Quebec" wasn't used in print until 1952?