Has Merriam-Webster forgotten what words are?

https://twitter.com/SchrodngrsTaint/status/847177284138291200

Webster’s dictionary defines “word” as … well, did they change the definition while we were sleeping?

The #WordOfTheDay is Occam's razor. https://t.co/dc621qGk40 pic.twitter.com/Vg9UA7JfRa

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) March 29, 2017

That’s great, guys. Just one problem:

That is not a word. https://t.co/L7lm7Ie2Ig

— Blake News (@blakehounshell) March 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/847176657391751173

Not according to any dictionary we’ve ever seen, anyway.

https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/847176736051748865

two words

— Fred. (@freeloosedirt) March 29, 2017

That's 2 words.

— That's LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Crapplefratz! (@Crapplefratz) March 29, 2017

Er… That is a phrase, not a word… https://t.co/aWK5sn7bRa

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) March 29, 2017

Wouldn't that be the Phrase of the Day?

— Cid Stoll ?✈️?? (@CidStoll) March 29, 2017

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#phraseoftheday ?

— Laura (@foxydottie) March 29, 2017

You have to despair when @MerriamWebster can't differentiate between a word and a phrase.

— je40 (@je402) March 29, 2017

Maybe they were just celebrating April Fools’ Day a little early?

But…but that's not "a" word, @MerriamWebster …oh, you sneaky dictionary, you WANTED that reaction, didn't you? #PhraseOfTheDay #WordNerd https://t.co/0veTABNSqA

— Rachel The Democrat ? Kamala2020 Snark Jedi ? (@VozdeRaquel) March 29, 2017

Though that wouldn’t be the simplest explanation.