Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including " doomscroll ," "WFH," "dumbphone" and "ghost kitchen."

Other additions: "cold brew," "farm-to-table," "rizz," "dad bod," "hard pass," "adulting" and "cancel culture," as well as " petrichor ," "teraflop" and "side-eye."

There's also "beast mode" and "dashcam."

The 12th edition of "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" comes 22 years after the book's last hard-copy update and amid declining U.S. sales for analog dictionaries overall, according to Circana BookScan. It will be released Nov. 18, with preorders now available.

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