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'Doomscroll,' 'rizz,' 'dad bod': Gen Z lingo is entering the Meriam-Webster dictionary

By Ayesha Rascoe
Published September 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM EDT

Meriam-Webster is revising one of its dictionaries to include many Gen Z words like "dad bod" and "cold brew."

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.