30-Years After Infamous 'Green Lantern' Issue, Comic Book Slang "To Fridge" Officially Enters Merriam-Webster Dictionary

30-Years After Infamous 'Green Lantern' Issue, Comic Book Slang "To Fridge" Officially Enters Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Kyle Rayner gasps in shock upon discovering the corpse of his girlfriend Alex DeWitt in Green Lantern Vol. 3 #54 "Forced Entry" (1994), DC. Words by Ron Marz, art by Steve Carr, Derec Donovan, Darryl Banks, Romeo Tanghal, Steve Mattson, and Albert DeGuzman. In a bit of interesting crossover between the worlds of comic books and linguistics, the term ‘to fridge’, as originally coined by writer Gail Simone based on the now-infamous killing of Kyle…

Gail Simone Redefined the Term “Fridge” and Now It’s Dictionary Official

Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially added the slang term of "fridge" and attributes it to comic book writer Gail Simone.

Gail Simone Definition Of "Fridge" Now In Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The Gail Simone definition of "fridge" is now in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary