Colleagues, Netizens, countrypeople, lend me your two peepers. There are some new English words and terms out for 2023 that are officially in the dictionary and ready for you to do with what you please — and there are some real doozies.

First of all, I’m ecstatic that hanbok is now officially a loan word in English. No more italics for that beautiful piece of fashion! Here are some of my other faves: information pollution, hostile architecture, coffee nap, sleep debt, mountweazel, and gastrodiplomacy.

However, the crowning glory of the newest words and terms goes to something I’d never heard of before reading it today, but the moment I did (and got over my infectious case of the giggles), I knew it was not only a keeper but also so, so, so true, at least in North America:

Godwin’s Law

noun. an adage of internet culture stating that as any discussion or debate grows longer, there is a proportionate increase in the probability that someone will invoke a comparison to Hitler or the Nazi party.

–> Named after U.S. lawyer and author Mike Godwin (born 1956), who formulated the adage in 1991.

For a full rundown of the newest words and terms, check out dictionary.com.