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Oh Yeah, Babe: Dictionary Adds ‘Slow Jam’, ‘Dad Dancing’ and ‘Geekery’
Four times per year, the Oxford English Dictionary fleshes out human history just a little bit more.
Oxford English Dictionary Picks ‘Squeezed Middle’ as Word of the Year
It’s that time of year again: lexicographers from the Oxford English Dictionary have come together to pick the one word or phrase that defines the past 12 months.
2011 is the year of the “squeezed middle,” as suggested …
As OED Makes Room For New Words, ‘Cassette Tape’ Gets Nixed
As the Oxford English Dictionary heralds in new words, they’ve ousted some dated terms — including the apparently beloved “cassette tape”.
Woot! Concise Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Mankini,’ ‘Sexting’
The twelfth and latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary is here, and it boasts 400 new entries of slang among its list of words.
Oxford English Dictionary’s New Entries Include ‘Gender Reassignment,’ ‘Auto-Complete’
June’s update to the Oxford English Dictionary includes almost 2,000 new or revised entries. Some terms have gained status through the worlds of technology or gender politics. Others are just good, old-fashioned slang (hello, use …
OMG! Oxford English Dictionary Adds ♥ To Its List of Words
We totally ♥ this. (via Techland)
Oxford Vault Contains Millions of Rejected Dictionary Words
Xenolexica is defined as “a grave confusion when faced with unusual words.” Are you gravely confused? It’s okay — the word was even rejected from the dictionary.