Merriam-Webster’s time traveler page shows you words that were added to the dictionary in a given year. The year I was born, 1978, is the year that bed-and-breakfasts, bodice rippers, and BFFs joined the canon. You won’t be surprised that in the late 70s juiceries and meaderies were entered in the dictionary, along with lookism and pad thai. Information technology, my field, earned its place in Merriam-Webster’s, and the job title “intrapreneur” was recognized. I haven’t heard of ...
