The Merriam-Webster Dictionary Absolutely Dragged NFL Teams For Being Worse Than The Patriots

Who among us has not tried to use the dictionary with the hopes of winning a debate in the past? Usually it’s used when someone uses a word wrong, but during a recent Twitter thread, the Indianapolis Colts tried using the dictionary to prove they did not steal a marketing slogan from the Tennessee Titans or Minnesota Vikings. Much to the chagrin of all three teams, the actual, honest to god dictionary ended up dunking on all of them to end the debate.

First, the Colts tweeted this as part of their #ColtsForged campaign.

Kinda whatever, right? In the world of hashtags, this is neither good nor bad. Well, unless you ask the Tennessee Titans, who tried their best to bring receipts with the hopes of showing that the Colts stole this campaign.

Then look, out in the distance, here come the Minnesota Vikings to try their hand at owning the other NFL teams in this debate.

The Colts, with the apparent hopes of pointing out that they probably didn’t steal this from other NFL teams, got Merriam-Webster involved by pointing out that the word “forge” has been around for a while.

Realizing that this is all extremely silly, Merriam-Webster decided to step in and end the entire thing by reminding all of them that the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl last year.

Merriam-Webster is based out of Massachusetts, so it’s not a shock that they support the Patriots. Still, we all owe them a debt of gratitude, because after they swooped in and pointed this out, the Colts, Titans, and Vikings all stopped bickering over which team was the first to use the word “forge” in a marketing campaign on Twitter.