New words

[User169]

Interesting list of words added to the concise OED - 2011 and 1911 editions. Bit of a shame that "brabble" and "froozle" seem to have fallen out of fashion. Can't imaging I'll be using "slow food" especially often.

1911

Neon: Lately discovered atmospheric gas

Cancan: indecent dance

Jet: a stream of water

Beverage: drinking-liquor

Brabble: paltry, noisy quarrel

Foozle (slang): do clumsily, bungle

Growlery: growling; place to growl in

Bustle: pad or frame puffing out top of woman's skirt behind

2011

Cyberbullying: the use of electronic communication to bully a person

Alternative vote: an electoral system whereby voters rank candidates in order of preference

Denialist: a person who refuses to admit the truth

Slow food: food that is carefully produced or prepared in accordance with local culinary traditions

 

[Markymark]

Denialist isn't in there.

 

[Theseus]

Denialist - Someone who supports de river in Egypt

 

[coffeejo]

Hmm, should I describe myself as a foozler or someone who foozles?

 

[vernon]

Its a shame Growleries never took off.

Although isnt a Growler something else entirely these days?

A Growler is an alternative name for a pork pie.

 

[TVC]

A Growler is an alternative name for a pork pie.

And for something entirely different

 

[XmisterIS]

I invent new words all the time! Indeed, I can construct entire sentences with them, like so:

Oh yenny boop! Oh fafney glatugidations! Morkey is the whaninnynanny that forgockles the kripolopan! Aye, I tell thee ...

 

[snorri]

Although isnt a Growler something else entirely these days?

It's a wee iceberg.

 

[Ludwig]

Microlebrity - Big brother contestants
Eurinal - European sporting final
Plinking - That chain noise when it isn't quite in gear
Myclist - Self obsessed egocentric cyclists

 

[Davidc]

Foozle probably decrisbes describes me with a beekord yoardbeek keyboard uqtie quite wele well.

 

[accountantpete]

Arsenic - A once magnificent monument but now fallen into a sad state of disrepair through lack cash spending on it.

 

[colly]

A Growler is an alternative name for a pork pie.

And for something entirely different

Some of us enjoy eating both.


Er??........................not at the same time you understand.

 

[Archie_tect]

Go on - out! - young Colly m'lad!

 

[Hover Fly]

Interesting that "bustle" would be on its way out of ordinary everyday usage by the time it made it into the dictionary.

 

[Seigi]

Denialist - Someone who supports de river in Egypt

That was bad, but it made me laugh