by Rachael Wheeler. Thursday, 18 September 2008
PICKING up a new slang word is like getting a new toy – until it is used to death and becomes a little annoying.
From today, people will be spoiled for choice as the Oxford English Dictionary produces a new edition with 6,000 slang terms.
Take your pick from the thousands of buzzwords listed, such as “cockamamie” (to be foolish or silly) and “zowie” (an expression of astonishment).
This is down to the launch of Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, a slightly lowbrow but entertaining version of the famous dictionary.
“Builder’s bum” (to describe the exposure of one’s bottom when bending over in ill-fitting trousers) has made the cut, as has “phwoar” (a linguistic outburst that exclaims an approval for another’s aesthetic qualities).
We suggest the production of a pocket edition for adults to prevent a language barrier when the terms are released upon teens.
Proud parents should be more wary when their child says she’s “reading the dictionary” – she might come out with “shagtastic”* at the dinner table.
* An adjective for someone that you may wish to conduct sexual relations with, first introduced by Austin Powers.
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