Sunday, July 05, 2009

Fun Facts 01:Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary

I can't think of something to blog about so I decided to just search around the Internet for some cool info and share it with you people ^_^



Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary:


Muggle

n. In the fiction of J.K. Rowling: a person who possesses no magical powers. Hence in allusive and extended uses: a person who lacks a particular skill or skills, or who is regarded as inferior in some way.


Blamestorming

n. A method of collectively finding one to blame for a mistake no one is willing to confess to. Often occurs in the form of a meeting of colleagues at work, gathered to decide who is to blame for a screw up.


Gaydar

n. A homosexual person's ability to identify another person as homosexual by interpreting subtle signals conveyed by their appearance, interests, etc.


Threequel

n. The third film, book, event, etc. in a series; a second sequel.


Ego-surfing

v. Searching the Internet for instances of one's own name or links to one's own website.


Lookism

n. Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of appearance.

No comments:

Post a Comment