New Words!

[GunnerRob]

I thought since we are all to some degree technologically adept, that we might want to catch up on the latest techno-terms available to us. So here goes....

This is how you can tell the English language is alive and well on Planet Earth: We're creating new words. A lot of them. So many that the venerable Oxford English Dictionary has added 3,000 new words to its pages. Read just a sampling of these and update your vocabulary. And be happy that the English language is so much FUN! A sampling of some of the new words:

bada bing (also bada bing bada boom): An exclamation to emphasize that something will happen effortlessly and predictably.

blog: Shorthand for Web log.

bootylicious: Thanks to Destiny's Child, this is a description of

exceptional booty. The song lyrics that changed the dictionary: "Cause my body too bootylicious for ya babe."

bubkis: Nothing, as in zilch.

cantopop: Asian pop industry featuring Cantonese lyrics and western style music.

cyberslacker: Someone who uses his or her company's Internet connection during work hours to surf the Net for personal use.

data smog: The impenetrable amount of facts available online.

Eeyorish: Refers to the character Eeyore in "Winnie the Pooh," who was known for his gloomy outlook on life.

egosurf: Someone who searches the Internet for references to himself or herself.

lovely jubbly: An expression of delight that originates from the British TV comedy "Only Fools and Horses."

muggle: A person without magical powers.

muppet: A foolish person.

turntablist: A DJ proficient at spinning records.

robata: A type of charcoal grill used in Japanese cooking.

shotgun cloning: The insertion of random fragments of DNA.

shovelware: Low-priced games or other programs packaged into higher-priced collections.

prairie-dogging: Office workers in cubicles who raise their heads above the partitions surrounding their desks to see what is going on.

[Zrush]

I can't believe that they actually add these types of words to the dictionary. I rememeber when they used to say "ain't" wasn't in the dictionary.

A "turntablist", now that's funny.

[seerex]

I thought prairie-dogging was something else

[Gav240z]

prairie-dogging same here my friend same here

[NCLarry]

Prarie-dogging... WOW!! so that's what I've been doing at work....