Dictionary

2023 - 1 - 10

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These 18 handy new words deserve a place in the dictionary (The Poke)

Redditor u/Lebowski99 posted a question in r/funny – presumably anticipating some of the answers. What are some words that you or your family have created ...

When we first moved to the US from South Korea, my mom didn’t know what the vacuum cleaner was called. But they have been Barbecue snaps ever since. When the airline passenger next to you won’t stop talking so you can sleep – disturbulance. BONUS – out of the mouths of babes … So when she came home from working all day, she would ask us (me and my siblings) if we “weenged” the house because that was the sound the vacuum cleaner made lol. Nervicited – when you are both nervous and excited. When we decorate the Christmas tree as we did last month this is the time of year that we “Dedecorate” the tree. Gasological – doing errands in an order that wastes the least gas. When my daughter would overfill the toilet she would scream oh my God there’s an “Overflosion” What are some words that you or your family have created that should be in the dictionary? Peeish – as in, “I’m feeling a bit peeish, can we stop soon?” on a road trip. Redditor u/Lebowski99 posted a question in r/funny – presumably anticipating some of the answers.

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These 18 handy new words deserve a place in the dictionary (The Poke)

Redditor u/Lebowski99 posted a question in r/funny – presumably anticipating some of the answers. What are some words that you or your family have created ...

When we first moved to the US from South Korea, my mom didn’t know what the vacuum cleaner was called. But they have been Barbecue snaps ever since. When the airline passenger next to you won’t stop talking so you can sleep – disturbulance. BONUS – out of the mouths of babes … [These wild guesses at what British words mean are so much better than the real definitions](https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2022/12/12/guessing-what-british-words-mean-tiktok/) So when she came home from working all day, she would ask us (me and my siblings) if we “weenged” the house because that was the sound the vacuum cleaner made lol. Nervicited – when you are both nervous and excited. When we decorate the Christmas tree as we did last month this is the time of year that we “Dedecorate” the tree. When my daughter would overfill the toilet she would scream oh my God there’s an “Overflosion” Gasological – doing errands in an order that wastes the least gas. What are some words that you or your family have created that should be in the dictionary? Redditor u/Lebowski99 posted a question in r/funny – presumably anticipating some of the answers.

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20 Words That Just Got Added to the Oxford English Dictionary (Mental Floss)

The dictionary's new words range from acronyms like 'CODA' to slang like 'sh**housery.”

a vaccination” [keep cup](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/102776?redirectedFrom=keep+cup#eid1384057990): “a reusable cup” [mononym](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/238541?redirectedFrom=mononym#eid): “a one-word name ... a man)” [textspeak](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/98001723?redirectedFrom=textspeak#eid): “language regarded as characteristic of text messaging and other forms of electronic communication, often consisting of abbreviations, acronyms, emoticons or emojis, etc.” [aestel](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/99932634?redirectedFrom=aestel#eid): “an artefact ... at which food and drink are served at the open tailgate of a motor vehicle” [tallywacker](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/247357?redirectedFrom=tallywacker#eid): “the penis” or “a stupid, annoying, or otherwise objectionable person (esp. for a well-known or prominent figure” [pinkie promise](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/102110238?rskey=vd7WUz&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid): “a promise made while linking one's little finger with that of another person, and regarded as especially binding or sincere” [porch pirate](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/147952?redirectedFrom=porch+pirate#eid1375004390): “a person who steals parcels that have been delivered and left unattended outside the intended recipient's home, business, etc.” [sh**housery](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/101950608?redirectedFrom=shithousery#eid): “something regarded as despicable, unacceptable, or bad” [superyacht](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/101932871?redirectedFrom=superyacht#eid): “an exceptionally large or powerful yacht” [tailgate party](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/197081?redirectedFrom=tailgate+parties#eid1375012290): “a party typically held in the car park of a stadium before a sports event ... [nearly 700 new terms](https://public.oed.com/blog/so-its-the-oed-update-obvs/) made the grade. a celebrity, is known” [parasocial](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/99961331?redirectedFrom=parasocial#eid): “designating a relationship characterized by the one-sided, unreciprocated sense of intimacy felt ... It just needs to have been around long enough and used frequently enough for [lexicographers](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/600310/lexicographer-secrets) to recognize that it is— [slang](https://www.mentalfloss.com/section/slang) or not—part of the English language. Final has one for final girl, which, for non-horror fans, describes the archetypal female character—usually clever and virtuous—who outlasts everyone else in a Air fryer, for example, is one of many phrases found on the air page; and tailgate now has a section devoted to tailgate party. [here](https://public.oed.com/blog/so-its-the-oed-update-obvs/). Though we technically still don’t know for sure what it means, it’s “now frequently considered to be a pointer, or handle for a pointer, used to follow along or keep one’s place when reading a manuscript,” per the OED.

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Challenge accepted: Third grader aces Rotary's dictionary contest (Montrose Daily Press)

Wren Malloy met Montrose Rotary Club's annual challenge to third grader students head-on, reading the entire dictionary over her winter break.

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Slang no more — 'jag' gets official entry in Oxford English Dictionary (The Times)

The Scottish slang word “jag”, meaning a vaccination, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a result of the pandemic.

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Five great Scottish slang words still missing from dictionary as 'Jag ... (Scottish Daily Record)

A new meaning has been included in the dictionary to reflect it being a Scottish term for injection.

The OED's researchers found the earliest printed mention of the word "jag" in the context of vaccination was in a 1949 newspaper article. A new meaning for "jag" has been included in the dictionary to reflect it being a Scottish term for an injection. The Scottish slang word "jag" meaning a vaccination has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a result of the

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