When was Ginormous Added to the Dictionary
Visitors to the Springfield-based dictionary publisher's website picked ginormous as their favorite word that's not in the dictionary in 2005, and Merriam-Webster editors have spotted it in countless newspaper and magazine articles since 2000. And in the past several years, its use has become, well, ginormous. Visitors to the Springfield-based dictionary publisher's website picked ginormous as their favorite word that's not in the dictionary in 2005, and Merriam-Webster editors have spotted it in countless newspaper and magazine articles since 2000. In 2007, Merriam-Webster added ginormous to their dictionary with the definition of “extremely large.” But let’s not all pile on poor Webster. The word now appears in the Random House Dictionary and the gold-standard Oxford English Dictionary as well. A new word that stands out and is ostentatious is going to sink like a lead balloon, he said. It might enjoy a fringe existence.. But Merriam-Webster traces ginormous back to 1948, when it appeared in a British dictionary of military slang. The Oxford Dictionary Online is a warehouse of over 600,000 words. Despite this large arsenal, we continue to coin, clip, and blend new words into existence, and the Oxford folks pump some of these new words into their dictionaries. Like us on Facebook. The Oxford Dictionary Online is a warehouse of over 600,000 words. Despite this large arsenal, we continue to coin, clip, and blend new words into existence, and the Oxford folks pump some of these new words into their dictionaries.  It was a ginormous year for the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster. Along with embracing the adjective that combines gigantic and enormous, the dictionary publishers also got into Bollywood, sudoku and speed dating. Despite this large arsenal, we continue to coin, clip, and blend new words into existence, and the Oxford folks pump some of these new words into their dictionaries. Here are some more recent additions with their official definitions. 1. Bling (n): Expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewelry. Along with embracing the adjective that combines gigantic and enormous, the dictionary publishers also got into Bollywood, sudoku and speed dating. Merriam-Webster has updated its collegiate dictionary, and entries like ‘gastropub’ and ‘man cave’ have been added. Merriam-Webster associate editor Kory Stamper explains some of the new definitions that made the cut this year and why they were included.
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