Post by jadedsage on Dec 1, 2003 13:45:57 GMT -5
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 o
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 o
