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Merriam-Webster, one of the most prominent authorities on the English language worldwide, has officially recognized the term “kayfabe” in its dictionary, as part of a recent update featuring 690 newly added words.
Alongside “kayfabe,” this update includes various other terms such as “cromulent,” “padawan,” “GOATED,” “zhuzh,” “cutscene,” “non-player character,” “speedrun,” “nerf” (in the gaming context), “doomscroll,” “edgelord,” and “microtransaction.”
The definition of “kayfabe” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is as follows:
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
