Mr. New Oxford English Dictionary should loosen his belt; he just got thicker. This year's additions to the dictionary reflect the technological age. Words like "sexting" and "cyberbully" are among the 400 new comers, says THIS CNN ARTICLE.
Not only did words make their way to the prestigious pages of the dictionary, but established words got makeovers. These words also reflect today's values and concerns: "woman" and "environment," for example.
Other words, though, have nothing to do with much of anything. These are some of the random words and phrases that I found entertaining and Scrabble contenders. (Click HERE for complete list of revisions from June 2011)
- laugh-o-meter, n.
- urb, n.
- brain machine, n.
- Baba Yaga, n.
- Aqr, n.
The list goes on and will be extended this September, as it is four times annually. Stay posted!
