Dictionary.com's newest words include the Covid-inspired 'long hauler' and the more lighthearted 'yeet'

By Rachel Trent, CNN

Updated 4:32 PM ET, Wed July 14, 2021

"Yeet" is one of the hundreds of new words and definitions on Dictionary.com.

Here's an excuse to say, "yeet" -- or "oof" -- both of those words are now officially in the dictionary.

Dictionary.com just added more than 300 new words and updated definitions, which capture a wide range of emotions expressed throughout the past year and include some slang terms we picked up along the way.Building off the online dictionary's spring additions, the new round of terms and definitions relate to the Covid-19 pandemic, race, technology and pop culture.