10 Words That Only Exist Because Of Wrestling

10. Babyface

For several years the mainstream dictionaries only listing of the word "babyface" was literally just that: a person with a baby-like face. How original. Professional wrestling's interpretation of the word has come, as we all know, for it to be referred to as simply a "good guy" but even that definition fits loosely in the modern era, as it's never been harder to define what a "good guy" is. In many ways, the term "babyface" has become obsolete as the pro-wrestling audience is so divided now. What's a babyface to some is a heel to others and vice-versa. Whilst the term meaning "good guy" has indeed spread into wider media, back home where it came from, the terms face and heel are used as a convenience now to keep track of what wrestlers are supposed to be. Roman Reigns is the easiest current example of this effect.
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