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New Dictionary Words: 'Bromance,' 'Hockey Mom,' 'Tramp Stamp,' And What Else?

First Posted: 09/20/10 03:41 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:45 PM ET

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The Guardian:

Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but nonsexual relationship between two men", cougar ("an older woman seeking a sexual relationship with a younger man"), tramp stamp ("a tattoo on a woman's lower back") and the verb to unfriend ("remove (someone) from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking site"), publisher Oxford University Press USA has revealed.

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Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but nonsexual relationship between two men", cougar ("an ...
Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but nonsexual relationship between two men", cougar ("an ...
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