Showing posts with label Oxford English Dictionary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxford English Dictionary. Show all posts

Monday, April 4, 2011

D is for Dictionary




For you wordophiles (not sure this is actually a word) The Oxford English Dictionary
has released its 2011 version, with some surprising additions. The creme de la creme of dictionaries has bestowed the honor of "word" to some of the following:

This is a word? OMG, I can't believe it!


Of course these two are Best Friends Forever.


This cat can't spell. LOL*
*Now it's Laughing Out Loud, but back in the day, LOL referred to Little Old Lady.

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I don't heart Justin Bieber, and I can't believe the heart symbol is now a dictionary entry, can you?


Wags: This was new to me. It stands for Wives and Girlfriends of Athletes.


Dot.bomb: A dot.com company that went bust.

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Couch surfing: sleeping on someone's couch when you don't have a place of your own


Ick factor: Speaks for itself


Yuck factor: Synonym of ick factor


Rubber ducky: A cutsey rubber duck

Other candidates, anyone?
 

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