It amazes me when new words are added to the dictionary,… a few years ago it was Beyonce’s Booytylicious. Let me know what you think about this!
This year is it the following:
– cyberbullying: n. the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
– denialist: n. a person who refuses to admit the truth of a concept or proposition that is supported by the majority of scientific or historical evidence.
– jeggings: pl. n. tight-fitting stretch trousers for women, styled to resemble a pair of denim jeans.
– mankini: n. (pl. mankinis) a brief one-piece bathing garment for men, with a T-back.
– retweet: v. (on the social networking service Twitter) repost or forward (a message posted by another user). n. a reposted or forwarded message on Twitter.
– sexting: n. informal the sending of sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone.
– woot: exclam. informal (especially in electronic communication) used to express elation, enthusiasm, or triumph.
The dictionary also adds new definitions of familiar words.
Thought a cougar was just an ornery old cat you might encounter in the American West? By now you know a cougar also is “an older woman seeking a sexual relationship with a younger man.”
