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11 Hilarious Regional American Words You Need To Know

Mark Peters | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Book News, Linguistics, Regional American English, Funny Words Dictionary, Regional English, Linguistics Humor, Funny Words, Dictionary of Regional American English, Dictionary, Language Humor, Slidepollajax, Dictionary Words, Books News
Mark Peters

Here are a few more terms I find useful, amusing, or just flat-out wonderful. They are as American as apple pie and Richard Nixon, but better for your health. Use them in your tweets, toasts, and testimony as needed.

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The Man From DARE

Doug Bradley | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Madison Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Dictionary, English Language, Grammar, American Regional English, Books News
Doug Bradley

Fred Cassidy didn't talk too much about DARE in those days. I think he was still a little disappointed that he didn't finish Volume One in time for the nation's bicentennial.

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Is This Really The Word Of The Year?

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Pragmatic, Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary, John Morse, American Dialect Society, 2011 Word of the Year, Books News

-- When the time came for Merriam-Webster to pick its top word of 2011, its editors decided they needed to be pragmatic. So they chose ... pragmatic...

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The Word Of The Year Is...

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Word of the Year, Tergiversator, Video, Tergiversate, dictionary.com, Dictionary, Word of 2011, 2011, Tergiversation, Word of the Year 2011, Books News

A panel of editors, lexicographers and others at Dictionary.com have chosen the Word of the Year for 2011. The word is... Tergiversate Prono...

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World's First Children-to-Parent Dictionary

Mark C. Miller | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Dictionary, Humor, Children, Comedy, Kid Humor, Kid to Parent Dictionary, Parent Dictionary, Kid Dictionary, Children Humor, Parent Humor, Children to Parent Dictionary, Children Dictionary, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

Language is one of the few things, aside from the cat and their bowels, over which children can exercise a certain degree of power and control.

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Satirical Dictionaries: Their Indefinable Charm

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Satirical Dictionary, Dictionary, Twitter Samuel Johnson, Tim Morton, Dictionary of Modern Life, Samuel Johnson, Books News

The success of the Twitter feed purporting to be the 140-character updates of none other than Dr Samuel Johnson, in which wry, satirical definitions a...

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Google Ngrams

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Lexicon, Googlelabs, Definitions, Visual Dictionary, Words, Word Definitions, Dictionary, Slidefullscreen, Google Ngram, Googlelab, Google Ngrams, Ngram, Google Lab Ngram, Slidepollajax, Books News

We've now spent half the day playing with Google's new ngram app that by searching all the digitized books, allows you trace the usage of a word over ...

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Google Tool Explores 'Genome' Of English Words

The Guardian | Alok Jha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Word Database, Google, Lexicon, Harvard Tool, Word Genome, Cultural Observatory, Word, Harvard Word Genome, Dictionary, English Lexicon, Books News

These are just some of the questions that researchers and members of the public can now answer using a new online tool called the "Cultural Observator...

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Official New Dictionary Words

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Dictionary Words, Phrases, Definition, Oed, Lmao, Dictionary, Bromance, English Language, Ttyl, Vocabulary, Oxford English Dictionary, American Dictionary, Sarah Palin, Grammar Pet Peeves, Grammar, Tramp Stamp, Hockey Mom, American English, Books News

Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but non...

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Grammar Pet Peeves: 7 'Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up Or Mangles' (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, American Heritage Dictionary, Word Mistakes, Common Word Mistakes, Language, English Words, Words, Word, Dictionary, English Language, Books News

As a kid, did you ever dread being sent to the principle's office? Or have you ever asked someone to be discrete with delicate information you've giv...

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The 11 Longest Words Writers Will Probably Never Use (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Longest Word, English Words, Writer Wednesday, Word Fun, Words, Urban Dictionary, Longest Words, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Books News

Long words can be fun to say for your own amusement or just to annoy your friends. After all, who hasn't reveled in the syllabic rhythm of "antidisest...

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What Do Hobbits, Robots, and Yahoos Have In Common?

Mark Peters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Doublethink, Stephen King, Seuss, Definitions, Pie-Hole, Words, Nerd, Made Up Words, Dictionary, Yahoo Definition, Cyberspace, Language, Word Errors, Fake Words, Gulivers Travels, Huxley, Catch-22, Orwell, Isaac Asimov, Hobbit, Jrr Tolkien, Books News
Mark Peters

Words come from everywhere. TV shows are productive -- look at "Battlestar Galactica's" "frak," Stephen Colbert's "truthiness," and "30 Rock's" "blurg...

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Will The Oxford English Dictionary Never Be Printed Again?

Telegraph | Alastair Jamieson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Out of Print, Ereader, Ibook, Digital, Oed, Bookselling, Ebook, Printing Press, Digital Books, Dictionary, Bookseller, Oxford English Dictionary, Electronic Printing, Books News

The dictionary's owner, Oxford University Press (OUP), said the impact of the internet means OED3 will probably appear only in electronic form. ...

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8 Food Words Rejected (For Now) By The Oxford English Dictionary

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary, Vocabulary, Food Words, Food News

Serious Eats' Erin Zimmer pointed out an article from the Telegraph about millions of "non words" rejected by the Oxford University Press as "unsuitab...

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Dictionary Rejects: Which Words Got Left Out Of The Oxford English Dictionary?

aolnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ever engaged a freegan in nonversation, or does the very idea make you want to precuperate? If you haven't a clue what we're talking about, don't worr...

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Male-to-Female Dating Dictionary

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Female, Dictionary, Dating Advice, Comedy News, Comedy, Dating, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

Much of the reason dates often turn out so disastrously, especially first dates, is, in a word, communication. Yes, communication - or, as we men refer to it, Kryptonite.

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The 50 Most Looked-Up Words By New York Times Readers

The New York Times | PHILIP B. CORBETT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Definitions, New York Times, Most Looked-Up Words, Words, Looked-Up Words, Books, Word Definitions, Dictionary, Books News

Following up on a popular After Deadline post from last year, my colleague James Robinson, with help from Jeremy Safran, once again compiled a list of...

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The 11 Most Surprising Banned Books (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt and Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even though it's not banned books week, the issue of censorship is ever-present, and while going through the list, we found those that didn't surprise...

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Not A Problem, A Pribble

Sally Kohn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John Edwards, Racism, Problem, Sex Tape, Definitions, Liberalism, Words, Language, Status, Elite, Pribble, Dictionary, Privilege, Healthy Living News
Sally Kohn

Some problems, a friend recently suggested, are not in fact problems at all. They are pribbles -- problems of a privileged existence.

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It Took 99 Years For Anyone To Notice That The Oxford English Dictionary Was Wrong

AOL | Terence Neilan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Siphons, Physics, Oed, Typo, Oxford, Dictionary, Isaac Newton, Gravity, Book Publishing, Science, Books News

The Oxford English Dictionary got it wrong, and it took 99 years before anyone noticed. Siphons don't work, it turns out, because of atmospheric pres...

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Dictionary Removes Beaver, Replaces With Blog and Blackberry

Michelle Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Language, Green Living, Youth, Children, Nature, Robert Bateman, Ecophobia, Oxford Junior Dictionary, Dictionary, Dictionary Add Words, Blog, David Sobel, MP3 Players, Alien Test, Green News
Michelle Howard

Another loss for team nature with the decision by the publisher of the Oxford Junior Dictionary to replace dozens of nature-related words with more relevant words like "blog" and "MP3 player."

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds Definition Of 'Earmark'

Los Angeles Times | Richard Simon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Those who pore over congressional legislation in search of earmarks often have been guided by the "I know it when I see it" maxim that Justice Potter ...

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Frenemy, Sock Puppet Among The New Words Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary, READ MORE HERE

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Merriam-Webster Inc. has added more than 100 entries to the latest edition of its Collegiate Dictionary. Here are some, along with the year in which M...

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15 Words You Won't Believe They Added to the Dictionary

Cracked.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Oxford English Dictionary is constantly updating, adding new words to reflect the vibrant changes in language and culture. Of course, that also me...

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Merrily Skipping Into the Unknown

Jen Sincero | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bed, Anais Nin, Fear, Lifestyle, Comfort Zone, Fear of the Unknown, Inertia, Dictionary, Exploration, Being Comfortable, Massage, Jennifer Aniston, Pillows, The Future, Living, Trying New Things, Discomfort, Healthy Living News
Jen Sincero

Our thoughts and perceptions define our realities, so redefine the way you perceive the unknown. Start thinking of it as exciting, exhilarating, something to throw yourself into and conquer.

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