📘Merriam-Webster Redefines 'Troll' & 'Dog Whistle'

In the months since last November's election, the Merriam-Webster dictionary has been on overdrive.

True to its fresh image, the list includes several words that, in this new political and social climate, have taken on a different meaning.

The new definition that Merriam-Webster added is a verb: "to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content."

Now, it's earned a political twist: It's "an expression or statement that has a secondary meaning intended to be understood only by a particular group of people."

"With politics seeming to be ever-prominent in the public's mind, terms like alt-right and dog whistle are not surprising additions," Merriam-Webster said in a statement on its website.

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