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Malarkey' sets Merriam-Webster record

Merriam-Webster announced today that the two words that received the most searches on its website were "socialism" and "capitalism."

Another record search: "Malarkey."

Within 24 hours of V.P. Joe Biden using the word in this year's vice presidential debate, searches for the word spiked by 3,000 percent on Merriam-webster.com, according to the Associated Press.

The official MW definition:

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