Dictionary.com adds nine new LGBTQ+ words & a big gender-inclusive change

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Dictionary.com has added eight LGBTQ+ terms to its latest official update. While some are well-known terms, like the verb “gay marry,” four of the terms describe specific types of romantic and sexual attractions, adding to our nuanced understanding of human identity.

To make the website more inclusive, Dictionary.com also removed binary-gendered phrases through its pages, replacing “him or her” with “their” and “he or she” with “they.”

The 566 newly added terms are largely taken from technology, climate change, and youth slang. However, the newer LGBTQ+-related terms reflect changing social awareness about trans identity, sexual fluidity, and intersex bodies.

Here are the terms and their definitions:

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