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Unbelievable! THIS is in the Dictionary?
This is how you can tell the English language is alive and well on
Planet Earth: We're creating new words. A lot of them. So many that
the venerable Oxford English Dictionary has added 3,000 new words to
its pages. Read just a sampling of these and update your vocabulary.
And be happy that the English language is so much FUN!
A sampling of some of the new words:
* bada bing (also bada bing bada boom): An exclamation to emphasize that
something will happen effortlessly and predictably.
* blog: Shorthand for Web log.
* bootylicious: Thanks to Destiny's Child, this is a description of
exceptional booty. The song lyrics that changed the dictionary:
"Cause my body too bootylicious for ya babe."
* bubkis: Nothing, as in zilch.
* cantopop: Asian pop industry featuring Cantonese lyrics and western
style music.
* cyberslacker: Someone who uses his or her company's Internet
connection during work hours to surf the Net for personal use.
* data smog: The impenetrable amount of facts available online.
* Eeyorish: Refers to the character Eeyore in "Winnie the Pooh," who was
known for his gloomy outlook on life.
* egosurf: Someone who searches the Internet for references to himself
or herself.
* lovely jubbly: An expression of delight that originates from the
British TV comedy "Only Fools and Horses."
* muggle: A person without magical powers.
* muppet: A foolish person.
* turntablist: A DJ proficient at spinning records.
* robata: A type of charcoal grill used in Japanese cooking.
* shotgun cloning: The insertion of random fragments of DNA.
* shovelware: Low-priced games or other programs packaged into
higher-priced collections.
* prairie-dogging: Office workers in cubicles who raise their heads
above the partitions surrounding their desks to see what is going on.
[Yep, they're really in there... I've seen the new edition! -Ed.]
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