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The 9 Most Controversial Words Added To The Dictionary

David Skinner | Posted 12.11.2012 | Books
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No single dictionary ever saw a controversy like the nationwide freakout that greeted Webster's Third, which achieved its status as the most controversial dictionary ever by appearing to endorse vulgar English as good English.

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Major 'Lollage:' 13 Surprising Words Now In The Dictionary

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 09.11.2012 | Technology
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You can now officially look up the words "liveblog," "FaceTime" and "cyberbully" in the Collins Dictionary. How ridiculously "amazeballs" (another new...

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9 Crazy Words That Might End Up In The Dictionary

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 07.17.2012 | Technology
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Five years ago, who thought we'd be posting messages to our "tweeps" while "livestreaming" the latest news or "cyberstalking" a crush on Facebook? To ...

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9 Nastiest Words In The Dictionary

Madeleine Crum | Posted 01.09.2012 | Books
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For some, the thought of blowing dust off a paper-and-ink dictionary and thumbing through the flimsy pages in search of the perfect word is a valiant ...

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HuffPost Zombies Make New Phrase: 'Human Bean'

Posted 12.31.2011 | Home
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Why we say 'human being' when we want human to STOP being? We want human to eat, so should call bean, yes? BEan is for eats. (for VEGAN ZOMBIE especia...

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Official New Dictionary Words

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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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 non...

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