If a picture is worth a thousand words, Merriam-Webster just got a little richer.
The dictionary has been dominating headlines recently for its signature snark on Twitter, from schooling Kellyanne Conway on facts to taking a Trump supporter down a notch for a big misspelling. But now it’s upping its #content game with a designated page on Giphy.
That means its celebratory GIF game on Twitter, like so:
‘Seussian’ is now in the dictionary. https://t.co/NhvqlXkHaP pic.twitter.com/qyGD4HMtsH
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) February 7, 2017
Now has an ally in the original content on Giphy like these:
The lexicographical superheroes have uploaded five GIFs so far, each in the same format: a simple moving illustration with the word and definition below. Though a couple of the early entries are traditionally complex words like supercentenarian and prosopagnosia, the others are more common slang: side-eye, face-palm, and ghost (as a verb, natch).
This wasn’t M-W’s only cause for celebration today: The dictionary also just added 1,000 new words to the archives, so hopefully we can expect at least another 995 GIFs in the not-too-distant future. Follow along here for all the latest.
