Jedi, Klingons, Grinches, gearheads, bunny-huggers and bunny-boilers have all found a place in the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, published Thursday.
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The new edition, distilled from the massive Oxford English Dictionary, includes 3,500 new words which have met the publisher's test of appearing in at least five printed sources within five years.
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Jedi from "Star Wars" and Klingons from "Star Trek" joined Grinches (spoilsports) which originated in the fantasies of Dr. Seuss.
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From washingtonpost.com
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The new edition, distilled from the massive Oxford English Dictionary, includes 3,500 new words which have met the publisher's test of appearing in at least five printed sources within five years.
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Jedi from "Star Wars" and Klingons from "Star Trek" joined Grinches (spoilsports) which originated in the fantasies of Dr. Seuss.
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From washingtonpost.com