Every year, dictionaries announce their new Word of the Year. But what words did New Englanders suggest when asked what regional terms they'd add to make the dictionary WICKED SMAHT??
Geek out, hoodie, mixed martial arts, props, shout-out, spam, tighty-whities, twentysomething, world wide web. What do these words have in common? These words all made their Merriam-Webster debut in the glorious year of 1990 when yours truly entered the world.