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Recent Additions to the New Oxford Dictionary...
« on: June 06, 2003, 10:03:55 pm »
I was reading this article about some of the words that were added to the New Oxford Dictionary, and bling-bling is one of them, ROTFLMAO.

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The publishers said they have added almost 6,000 new words and phrases that reflect 21st century life


Check it out :

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20030607/ap_on_en_ot/swinging_dictionary_3

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« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2003, 10:07:12 pm »
lmao!  :lol:
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Re: Recent Additions to the New Oxford Dictionary...
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2003, 02:38:02 am »
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I was reading this article about some of the words that were added to the New Oxford Dictionary, and bling-bling is one of them, ROTFLMAO.

Quote from: "the article"
The publishers said they have added almost 6,000 new words and phrases that reflect 21st century life


Check it out :

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20030607/ap_on_en_ot/swinging_dictionary_3

-Brian


Yep!  My sister told me, about that t he other day.  Last year they added the homer simpson word, DOH!
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2003, 08:01:44 am »
They better add GROOVILICIOUS, dammit.
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2003, 10:07:44 am »
My grandparents live in Oxford! *is very proud for some odd reason* I heard they added the word minging last year, YAY! lol

EDIT: bevvy is not another word for beer! its for drinks in general! pah! lol
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