![]() ![]() Long hauler: (Pathology) a person who experiences symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an associated acute illness or active infection. Long haul: (Pathology) relating to or being a condition characterized by symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an associated acute illness or active infection. Long COVID: a condition characterized by symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an acute phase of Covid-19 infection. While already had several Covid-related terms, there were still a few that needed to be added to the list. ![]() “Language changes to help us grapple with it.” “It’s a complicated and challenging society we live in,” John Kelly, managing editor of, said in a news release. Here’s an excuse to say, “yeet” – or “oof” – both of those words are now officially in the dictionary.ĭ just added more than 300 new words and updated definitions, which capture a wide range of emotions expressed throughout the past year and include some slang terms we picked up along the way.īuilding off the online dictionary’s spring additions, the new round of terms and definitions relate to the Covid-19 pandemic, race, technology and pop culture. ![]()
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