New words for the Oxford English Dictionary
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0800 number, n. ; 360-degree, a. ; alphavirus, n. ; Amandebele, n. and a. ; Anancy, n. ; anthemic, a. ; argileh, n. ; bazillion, a. and n. ; bazillionaire, n. ; Bharatanatyam, n. ; bitch-slap, v. ; bitch slap, n. ; bleeding edge, n. and a. ; blunt, n.2 ; BOGOF, n. ; borgata, n. ; breatharian, n. and a. ;
breatharianism, n. ; Brigadoon, n. ; buggeration, n. and int. ; cocksman, n. ; cocksmanship, n. ; co-housing, n. ; Coleman, n. ; commoditization, n. ; commoditize, v. ; commoditized, a. ; computerphobe, n. ; computerphobia, n. ; computerphobic, n. and a. ; -core, comb. form ; Countryside Commission, n. ; creative, n. ; crotchless, a. ; cutting edge, n. and a. ; daysack, n. ; delist, v. ; delisting, n. ; democratic socialism, n. ; democratic socialist, a. and n. ; do-rag, n. ; drag-and-drop, a. and n. ; drag and drop, v. ; droid, n. ; du jour, a. ; Ebola, n. ; editable, a. ; editrix, n. ; Eisbock, n. ; endoscopic, a. ; enveloped, a.2 ; Everywoman, n. ; filovirus, n. ; Gatso, n. ; gaydar, n. ; gazillion, n. and a. ; gazillionaire, n. ; go-see, n. and a. ; grindcore, n. ; Hantaan virus, n. ; Hantavirus, n. ; heli-ski, a. ; heli-ski, v. ; heli-skier, n. ; heli-skiing, n. ; high-impact, a. ; hunter-gatherer, a. and n. ; imagineer, n. ; imagineer, v. ; imagineered, a. ; imagineering, n. ; implicature, n. ; iophendylate, n. ; ISA, n. ; lapunyah, n. ; life support, n. and a. ; life-supporting, a. ; loungecore, n. ; low-five, n. ; low-five, v. ; low-impact, a. ; low rider, n. ; low riding, n. ; lunchbox, n. ; non-steroidal, a. and n. ; orthomyxovirus, n. ; pantopaque, n. ; premycotic, a. ; propeller-head, n. ; propeller-headed, a. ; qigong, n. ; queercore, n. ; Queer Nation, n. ; roach motel, n. ; sadcore, n. ; Setebele, n. ; shedload, n. ; shit-eating, n. ; shit-eating, a. shitload, n. ; shouty, a. ; sin-bin, v. ; Sindebele, n. ; Sir Humphrey, n. ; skank, n.2 ; skanky, a. ; skeeve, n. ; skeeve, v. ; skeeved, a. ;
skeevy, a. ; skunk works, n. ; slowcore, n. ; Spetsnaz, n. ; spod, n. ; spoddy, a. ; tech-head, n. ; techno-pagan, n. ; teendom, n. ; toon, n.3 ; trash talk, n. ; trash talk, v. ; trash talker, n. ; trash-talking, n. ; trash-talking, a. ; trustafarian, n. (and a.) ; twoc, n. ; twoc, v. ; twocked, a. ; twocker, n. ; twocking, n. ; warez, n. ; wazzock, n. ; wibble, v. ; wibbly, a. ; Wonderbra, n. ; wonga, n. ; yapunyah, n. ; Zorb, n. ; zorbing, n.
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I’m from Mexico and I thing Logman is the best dictionary I’ve ever read,well I bougth the logman Dictionary five mounths ago,I jus wanna thank all of you ‘cause with know I can speak a little Englis, and anyway I’d like you could send news about Logman.
Comment by javier — 10/12/2003 @ 4:50 pm
I have invented this word to describe a (lazy person) whom tends do as little as possible.
The word to describe such indviduals is call (Beach whale).
P.s do I get any money for this, of some reference for inventing this word.
Comment by Sukhi Floria — 12/12/2003 @ 11:17 am
i need informations about new words and there meaning please
Comment by waad — 18/8/2004 @ 9:06 am