Aug 14, 2012 — Among the other words Merriam-Webster is including in its 2012 update: sexting, man cave, mash-up and earworm.
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'F-Bomb' Added To Dictionary
by Mark Memmott
Aug 14, 2012 — Among the other words Merriam-Webster is including in its 2012 update: sexting, man cave, mash-up and earworm.We expect that most folks won't need to look up the definition. But just in case, "f-bomb" now has its own entry in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
And no, the entry doesn't appear to be illustrated with a image of recent vice presidents (Biden and Cheney), who have been known to drop an f-bomb from time-to-time.
The other 14 new entries in this year's update of the dictionary:
— aha moment
— bucket list
— cloud computing
— copernicium
— earworm
— energy drink
— game changer
— gassed
— gastropub
— man cave
— mash-up
— sexting
— systemic risk
— underwater
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