Shade, side-eye, face-palm: They’ve all just been added to the dictionary

Lifestyle

Feb 8, 2017

If you were reading through a dictionary (which is probably never, tbh…), it's safe to say that you'd never think you'd come across 'throwing shade'.

But alas, more millennial-loved words have been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and people are pretty happy about it.

Merriam-Webster tweeted about the news last night, and Twitter was delighted:

We added shade to the dictionary. https://t.co/dbxSsggzLo pic.twitter.com/4bpkoJVvAF

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) February 7, 2017

@MerriamWebster The dictionary version of a mic drop pic.twitter.com/n12MgA6r0Z

— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) February 7, 2017

@MerriamWebster You've made my day

— George Kelly (@allaboutgeorge) February 7, 2017

@MerriamWebster doing it for the culture.

— Twitter (@Twitter) February 8, 2017

.@MerriamWebster jumping on he bandwagon. #Ghosting and #Shade have been added to the dictionary. Words I use daily. https://t.co/urb47g8Yp1 pic.twitter.com/YjDVisJgTT

— Lisa Remillard (@LisaRemillard) February 7, 2017

I'm just really so happy the Merriam-Webster dictionary added "throw shade." What I do now has been legitimized.

— Mick Côté (@MickCote) February 7, 2017

Shouts out to @MerriamWebster for adding these new words & keeping the idea progress alive pic.twitter.com/c2QVYuszTH

— mary boo anderson (@whoismaryboo) February 8, 2017