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Dictionary Invites Tweeters To Suggest New Words
- The Guardian, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:59 PM
The i reports that the Collins English Dictionary has asked 'tweeters' to vote for words to be entered in its next edition, with the list including words such as Fatberg (a mass of waste clogging a sewer); Vaguebooking (deliberately vague social media status updates); and Adorkable (dorky in an adorable way). Monkey's a modern type, but this latest development leaves us feeling splenetic and contumacious.
