Merriam-Webster adds meme coin, vibe coding, and uncanny valley to its online dictionary.
Those are just three of 1,400 new words added to the more comprehensive online version of Merriam-Webster’s linguistic repository. Other additions include Mandela Effect, AGI, letterboxing, looksmaxxing, and what seems like a really late acknowledgement for Rickroll. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/vibe.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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