feedThe Ginormous List of New Words
I was just the other day giving my daughter some cred for using the word "ginormous" in a sentence, because she seems to love the longish and languish wordiness of makable words, and now I understand I'll have to give her some more cred and maybe some props because there it goes into the new Merriam-Webster wordtionary.
The Underwire - Wired Blogs: "Copy chiefs everywhere rejoice! The wordinistas at Merriam-Webster have finally added some much-deserved wordage to their fantabulous dictionary. Some of the highlights include 'ginormous,' 'sudoku,' 'DVR,' 'crunk,' and 'smackdowns.' "
Of course, just because it's not in a colonial dictionary doesn't mean it hasn't been in any of 'em (dictionaries, that is). For instance:
wordwatch: Ginormous is listed in both the Macquarie and the Oxford. The OED says this combination of “gigantic” and “enormous” was born in the middle of the 20th century – and, like you, I’ve been hearing it for years. But clearly it’s only just arrived in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
A ginormous welcome to all you new words. Now then, when does my Mac's spell checker stop underlining that word for me? Gotta open the dictionary, I think, and add that pronto.
