Merriam-Webster Lets Eminem Define ‘The D.O.C.’ With Documentary Clip Reciting West Coast Legend’s Lyrics

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Rapper Marshall "Eminem" Mathers claps during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza on April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Eminem made an appearance in The D.O.C.’s 2022 documentary, and one clip went viral of him speedily rapping lyrics from the West Coast rapper. Four years later, Merriam-Webster shrewdly used the clip of Em on Thursday (Aug. 6) to define the difference between The D.O.C. and homophones such as dock and doc.

Merriam-Webster posted on X using emojis to define “doc” as a document, “dock” as in where ships can anchor next to, “Doc” as in doctor, finally followed by the West Coast rapper’s documentary clip featuring Slim Shady for “The D.O.C. =.”