From rssfeeds@jmason.org Thu Sep 26 16:33:57 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.spamassassin.taint.org Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E3F016F03 for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:33:57 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:33:57 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8QFSBg24408 for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:28:11 +0100 Message-Id: <200209261528.g8QFSBg24408@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@spamassassin.taint.org From: boingboing Subject: Gearheads and bunnyhuggers in the OED Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:28:11 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 URL: http://boingboing.net/#85494694 Date: Not supplied Some of the words in the new shorter Oxford English Dictionary: Asylum seeker, economic migrant, bed-blocking, and stakeholder pension reflect the serious side of life; bunny-hugger (a conservationist or animal lover), chick flick (a film appealing to women), gearhead (a car enthusiast), and Grinch (a spoilsport or killjoy) are entries in a more light-hearted vein. Several entries are testaments to the popularity of science fiction, among them Tardis from the TV series Doctor Who, Jedi from Star Wars, and Klingon from Star Trek. Link[1] Discuss[2] (_Thanks, Mark!_) [1] http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/shorter/ [2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/2tC5tCQqCRD3b