Oxford Dictionary of English Adds New Terms

Posted on August 27, 2010

The Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE) has added 200 new words and phrases in its latest edition. Here are some of the new terms. You can see a longer list here on Time.com.

automagically: automatically and in a way that seems ingenious, inexplicable, or magical
bromance: a close but non-sexual relationship between two men
buzzkill: a person or thing that has a depressing or dispiriting effect
chillax: calm down and relax
defriend: another term for unfriend (remove someone from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking site)
freemium: a business model, especially on the Internet, whereby basic services are provided free of charge while more advanced features must be paid for
frenemy: a person with whom one is friendly despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry
LBD: little black dress
matchy-matchy: excessively colour-coordinated
turducken: a roast dish consisting of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey
staycation: holiday spent in one's home country
tweetup: a meeting organized by means of posts on Twitter
vuvuzela: long horn blown by fans at soccer matches
wardrobe malfunction: an instance of a person accidentally exposing an intimate part of their body as a result of an article of clothing slipping out of position