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Dictionary.com has been updated with300 new words and definitions, including Black Lives Matter and alt-right.

An act of homage to current trends in the news and pop culture spheres, the sites new additions are a reflection of their most-searched terms.

English is constantly changing and growing, they said on the site. Thanks to the diverse people who speak it and the times they (we) live in, new words enter the language all the time. The dictionarys job is to reflect and celebrate that that evolution.

As TIME notes, some of last years additions included woke and a new definition for intersectionality.

Check out some of our favorite additionsbelow:

A political and social movement originating among African Americans, emphasizing basic human rights and racial equality for black people and campaigning against various forms of racism.

The act of performing a dance move that involves posing with ones nose in the crook of a bent elbow at chest level while extending the other arm to the side at or above shoulder level, often as a celebratory posture in sports or other competitions.

The act of intentionally dropping ones microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.

To strongly impress or overwhelm someone.

To insult, criticize, or disrespect a person or thing in an indirect, artful manner.

SOURCE: Dictionary.com, TIME

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