OED OMG
The Shorter Oxford Dictionary has published its sixth edition, and as well as a lengthy revamp of the “pie” entry the new version boasts the usual compliment of moreish new words, some of which are detailed in this Time article. Why are we blogging this? Check out word #8.
Of course, only a….well, you know, one of those - would imagine that this inclusion confers some kind of validity on the word. (Plus they’ve got its meaning wrong, obv.) But bear it in mind for yr Scrabble games anyhow!
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Andrew Farrell on September 27th, 2007
4 & 10 have tripped me out :)
FT's Alan on September 27th, 2007
let’s have a sweep on when ‘pwned’ gets in
FT's CarsmileSteve on September 27th, 2007
shortly before lolcat i guess…
surely Pete Wylie will be proud :)
Mark M on September 27th, 2007
That’s extraordinary, considering it was a word with a brief currency in the 80s, and then – well, the only person I ever knew who used it was Hopkins. And then we get to great POP! wars of the 00s and it gets in the OED. I never…
“Chill Pill” is foul. “Buzzkill”, on the other hand, I rather like.
FT's pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør on September 27th, 2007
(if the revised entry on the word “pie” is lengthy it too must be wrong)
Pete on September 27th, 2007
The Pie entry now reads
“Food with a hat on:”
james on September 28th, 2007
Not because of #2?