Longtime insider wrestling term added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in September of 2023

A total of 690 new words were added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in September 2023. Among them is the longtime insider wrestling term “kayfabe” which is included in the Sports and Exercise category. Here is the definition…

kayfabe noun 1 : the tacit agreement between professional wrestlers and their fans to pretend that overtly staged wrestling events, stories, characters, etc., are genuine; broadly : tacit agreement to behave as if something is real, sincere, or genuine when it is not 2 : the playacting involved in maintaining kayfabe

Other words on the updated list include mid, simp, goated, speed run, and rage quit.