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Merriam-Webster Drops an 'F-Bomb' into the Dictionary

Kathy Landin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:54:34 +0000

It may not be good form to use the actual word, but the term for it is now officially a part of the English language. The word czars at Merriam-Webster have added the “F-bomb” to the dictionary.

Sexting, Retweet and Jeggings Among New Words Added to Dictionary

Shauna Wright — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:08:01 +0000

The ‘Concise Oxford English Dictionary,’ celebrating its 100th birthday this year, has added 400 new entries to the English language. The freshman class of words that are now officially, well, words include “sexting,” “retweet,” “mankini,” “noob,” “jeggings,” and “woot.” In a blog post, Angus Stevenson from the Oxford University Press said, “Sadly, the new edition [...]

Facebook And More New Words Added To Scrabble [VIDEO]

Dan P. — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Are you desperately searching for that perfect triple-word score? Well, Scrabble is here to help.

The Scotsman is reporting that Scrabble has added everything from slang to social media to the Collins Official Scrabble Words book.

Yep, that means you can now play such words as "grrl," "thang," "innit," "Facebook" and "MySpace." (We're totally blaming AT&T for this one.)