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Language is ever changing, unless its Latin and in order to keep up with the times most dictionaries add new words on a regular basis.

This year of course is no exception, but you wouldn't believe the words being added to the Oxford English Dictionary this time around.

Heaven help us!



  • Muggle:
    n. In the fiction of J.K. Rowling: a person who possesses no magical powers. Hence in allusive and extended uses: a person who lacks a particular skill or skills, or who is regarded as inferior in some way.

  • Blamestorming:
    n. A method of collectively finding one to blame for a mistake no one is willing to confess to. Often occurs in the form of a meeting of colleagues at work, gathered to decide who is to blame for a screw up.

  • Gaydar:
    n. A homosexual person's ability to identify another person as homosexual by interpreting subtle signals conveyed by their appearance, interests, etc.

  • Grrrl:
    n. A young woman regarded as independent and strong or aggressive, especially in her attitude to men or in her sexuality.

  • Threequel:
    n. The third film, book, event, etc. in a series; a second sequel.

  • Mini-me:
    n. A person closely resembling a smaller or younger version of another.

  • Screenager:
    n. A person in their teens or twenties who has an aptitude for computers and the Internet.

  • Cyberslacking:
    v. Spending one's employer's Internet and email facilities for personal activities during working hours.

  • Lookism:
    n. Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of appearance.

  • Frankenfood:
    n.Derogatory a food that contains genetically modified ingredients.

  • Riffage:
    n. Guitar riffs.

  • Bouncebackability:
    n. The ability to recover from near-defeat in a competition; the ability to recover from a setback.

  • Prebuttal:
    n. A rebuttal for an accusation before it is made.

  • Ego-surfing:
    v. Searching the Internet for instances of one's own name or links to one's own website.

  • Meatspace:
    n. The physical world, as opposed to virtual.
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