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'Thirst trap' and 'edgelord' were recently added to the dictionary – so why hasn't 'nibling' made the cut?

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
'Thirst trap' and 'edgelord' were recently added to the dictionary – so why hasn't 'nibling' made the cut?A rose by any other name would smell as sweet – but would it sound as sweet?Alicia Llop/Moment via Getty Images

A student in my graduate seminar recently mentioned seeing her “niblings” at Thanksgiving. Some of the students in my class were clearly familiar with the term. But others frowned, suggesting that they hadn’t heard...

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