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Hi, Happy Saturday.

Did you know that the Oxford English dictionary gets updated with new words every year? In order to make it into the dictionary a new word has to be used in media and in conversation.

Some new words to get into the dictionary this year were Twerk (Thank you Miley), Meh and Voluntourism.

What new words have you heard lately that really stuck in your head? Do you know any words that should be in the dictionary?

My favourite new word this year is Stuffocation, which means "The feeling of being oppressed by one's ungovernable heap of belongings"

Yeah, I can imagine how that feels. 
 
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Greeb (pronounced: Grrr-eeee-b) - The word can be used to describe spiders and old derelict spider cobwebs. In some cases can be used to describe dust bunnies.  Plural: Greeblies

I've never heard this word before at all until I joined DH's family. It seems to be their word? I find I have to consistently explain it to others when i use it conversation.
 
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I rather love the word 'dumbledore' (and no, I'm not referring to Harry Potter ;) ). Its original meaning is 'bumblebee'. It just has such a wonderful laziness about it somehow.
 
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it's been in use for a while now, and is in the dictionary already, but i really like the word 'hinky'. it stuck in my head the first time i heard it used.

i had never heard the word stuffocation before. i like it!
 
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twinkles21 said:
 
Greeb (pronounced: Grrr-eeee-b) - The word can be used to describe spiders and old derelict spider cobwebs. In some cases can be used to describe dust bunnies.  Plural: Greeblies

I've never heard this word before at all until I joined DH's family. It seems to be their word? I find I have to consistently explain it to others when i use it conversation.
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I've never heard that one before, but I like it. I can imagine how it could be used, "This old barn gives me the heebie greebies."
 
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FhiCat said:
 
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They added "masshole" in.
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Is that like the massive version of the other well-known word?


 
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Funny--I like that definition!

I was just sending a payment via PayPal and was using it as a verb:  "Let me know the total cost, and I will Paypal it to you" and after I sent the payment, I wanted to say I paypal'd it to them but that was just a little too strange.  It may not be in the Oxford dictionary, but it's in the Urban Dictionary:  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=paypal'd
 
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