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Terms like “dumpster fire” (a disastrous event) and “cryptocurrency” (a digital currency that operates independently of a central bank) are two such additions, as are words used to identify other words, such as “Wanderworts” (meaning words that come from other places, derived from the German words for “wander” and “word”) and “demonym” (a person who comes from a specific place, like a Parisian).