FishCustard Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 Well I learned something new today - I've seen a couple of headlines about "stans" or "stanning" and was thoroughly confused. Now I know - means "obsessive fan", as in the Eminem song.
6Foot2 Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 Well I learned something new today - I've seen a couple of headlines about "stans" or "stanning" and was thoroughly confused. Now I know - means "obsessive fan", as in the Eminem song. Not coating in Tin? 1
FishCustard Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 Wonder how many people will get that? Probably an order of magnitude more EduGeeks than the general population!
unixman_again Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 530 new words, from 'deep state' to 'dad joke'
unixman_again Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 More new words added Buck naked? Isn't it butt naked.
sted Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 More new words added Buck naked? Isn't it butt naked. ive heard both usually buck though i love the description of the last word beginning with c it basically resolves to word means itself lol
Garacesh Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 In keeping with this idea, also added to the list [is] ‘Jafaican’ – a non-Jamaican person who adopts or identifies with aspects of Jamaican culture in a way regarded as contrived or inauthentic. Of course that's a thing. * would presumably take umbrage with this. * Potentially NSFW YouTube music video. Minor drugs references.
Dos_Box Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Does anyone know if the OED remove words once they have fallen out of useage? I can imagine a lot of slang has a very short lifespan.
6Foot2 Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Does anyone know if the OED remove words once they have fallen out of useage? I can imagine a lot of slang has a very short lifespan. Link: New words FAQ [Oxford Dictionaries] How are new words added to an Oxford dictionary? Words can be added to one of our online dictionaries through a variety of channels: OED: Once a word enters the OED, it is never removed so it has to merit its place. We consider a word for inclusion once we have gathered independent examples from a wide variety of sources and the word has demonstrated its longevity by being in use for a reasonable amount of time – ideally 10 years, but five is the minimum. We continuously monitor developments in the English language... 1
Dos_Box Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Link: New words FAQ [Oxford Dictionaries] Ta, I'm now having a bit of a mental exercise to decide that if they could be removed, which words I'd like to see taken out.
sted Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Ta, I'm now having a bit of a mental exercise to decide that if they could be removed, which words I'd like to see taken out. i dont think you want words being removed. In 100 years say someone is looking at a news article about for the sake of argument chavs the word needs to be there so it dosent get lost to time and make stuff effectively illegible. For the letter thorn used on old signs that people read as ye its not a y its thorn pronounced th iirc
6Foot2 Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 i dont think you want words being removed. In 100 years say someone is looking at a news article about for the sake of argument chavs the word needs to be there so it dosent get lost to time and make stuff effectively illegible. For the letter thorn used on old signs that people read as ye its not a y its thorn pronounced th iirc
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