How Do I Get a Word Into the Dictionary

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How do I get a word into the dictionary?October 16, 2013 by: Dictionary.com 410 Commentsdefinition_big

I coined a new word. How do I get it into the dictionary?

This is, by far, the question lexicographers hear the most. People invent new words all the time, but which ones actually make it? When lexicographers decide what words to add to dictionaries, they try to imagine what words users actually want to look up. There are two important factors to keep in mind here: 1) Is theword in widespread usage? 2) Does the word have staying power?

The usage question is an important one that gets at the heart of how dictionaries are written. When modern lexicographers define words or find words to add to dictionaries, they tend to approach their work from the angle of descriptivism. That is, they observe how the language is being used, and then write definitionsbased on that research. Compare this to a prescriptivist approach, which is moreconcerned with determining how things should be. While prescriptivists might say a slang term like cray-cray is not a real word,descriptivists will look at thesame term and do some research to see if its a common phenomenon. Lexicographersare very unlikely to proclaim, Thats not a word!unless they are challenging an opponent in Scrabble.

Widespread usage does not, however, guarantee a word a shiny new definition in a

dictionary. Is the word going stay around for a while, or is it just a passingfad? Does it fill a gap in the language? Is it likely to be in use in 5, 10, 20,or even 100 years? These are important questions to ask because there are far more updates and new words to be added to dictionaries than lexicographers have time to write.

Which brings us to the question at hand: how do you get YOUR word into the dictionary?

Are you famous? Do you have influence?If youre famous and have a following, that could definitely up your chances of getting a word into a dictionary. Are you a writer? That could help. Take, for example, William Shakespeare, who coined (or at least popularized) hundreds of word

s and phrases commonly used today. And theres Dr. Seuss, who coined the term nerd. But writers arent the only ones who tend to have coinages. Politicians also tend to do very well. Abraham Lincoln coined the word neologize, among other words,and Winston Churchill has the first citation in the OED for many words, including fluffily and fly-in. Maybe youre a blogger. The term blog is a relatively newcoinage, which arose in 1999 when Peter Merholz made a lighthearted comment on the sidebar of his then weblogtelling his readers Ive decided to pronounce the wordeblogas wee-blog. Or blogfor short.Or perhaps youre a media personality. Take,example, Stephen Colberts coinage truthiness, which received the honor of becoming a 2005 Word of the Year, as appointed by the American Dialect Society. If yourea person with influence and a following, the words you use can spread into common usage, which, as discussed above, is a very important metric when it comes toattaining immortalization via dictionary-entry.

Have you invented or discovered anything amazing lately that previously had no name?If youre not famous, there are other ways to make a word go viral. Have you invented or discovered anything amazing lately? Maybe youre a scientist introducing new concepts to the public. Take, for example, the Higgs Boson particle, named after physicist Peter W. Higgs. But you dont have to be a scientist making importantcontributions to knowledge to get a word in the dictionary. Just look at Dominique Ansel, the pastry chef who captured the stomachs of New Yorkers with his hybrid portmanteau dessert, the cronut. His culinary invention even inspired copyca


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ts in the form of doissants and duffins.

So, why do some words make it into dictionaries while others dont? As discussed above, main factors include widespread usage and staying power. Apart from these,it does sometimes help if the word is fun to say, like blog or nerd. Words canalso stick around longer if they fill a gap in the language, as with truthiness.With this knowledge in hand, go forth! Use language creatively! Lexicographersare listening!

410 COMMENTS

justin - May 15, 2015 - 9:36 amI would like to create the word guaphu its something that has to do of being cool or someone trying to be cool.

justin - May 15, 2015 - 9:43 amguah-fu

Max - May 14, 2015 - 6:53 amI thought of a word for a person who knows something, as in a knower of random facts. I looked everywhere and there doesnt seem to be a reference to the word! It would only be used in rare circumstances, but can be used in first or third person contexts. You dont say, I hungeryou say I am hungry, so why say I know things tht you do notyou could say I am a knower of things that you do not. It doesnt alway

seem useful, but in a list of attributes it seems reasonably useful.

N'ic - May 19, 2015 - 7:18 amI am not a privitas I dont know your random fact. What is your word for it?

Ariel - May 13, 2015 - 9:45 pmI would like to add the word smilIt means to smile happily

justin - May 15, 2015 - 9:37 amnice very guaphu

Kyle M. Andrews - May 13, 2015 - 12:06 pmPertnerMeaning almost/ so close.

#me - May 10, 2015 - 5:10 pmgoghgaurdians of gahoole

#me - May 10, 2015 - 5:08 pmoesoral exams suck

justin - May 15, 2015 - 9:37 am

no

Alex - May 15, 2015 - 9:54 amNice

Serina - May 6, 2015 - 12:08 amOkay, two words.Gerd = Combination of geek and nerdAlso,Grelfie = Group selfie.


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Lucy - May 6, 2015 - 2:33 pmA group selfie is called an ussie

#me - May 10, 2015 - 5:12 pmluv it it sounds like aussie though but i will use it alot

Maia - May 17, 2015 - 4:13 pmIts actually called a groupie. It was trademarked in China.

Rachel Daw - May 14, 2015 - 11:58 pmI would like the word sneezel it means u keep sneezing

Unknown - May 6, 2015 - 4:19 pmLame

lizzie - May 9, 2015 - 3:23 pmBae should be in the dictionary

Person - May 12, 2015 - 3:59 amUmmIts called an ussie

Person - May 12, 2015 - 3:59 amThat got relpies fast

N'ic - May 19, 2015 - 7:26 am relpies ?Is that the plural of really lame patois

Robin Vansal - May 13, 2015 - 11:46 amMaybe-Groupfie (for group selfie!)

Duncan Quick - May 5, 2015 - 6:29 amI have been using the word cafubulatefor two decades now. It is used to describesomething that is currently broken or unusable. Not permanently, it can be repai

red or remedied. I didnt realize the sticking power until my 7 year son started using it in front of his friends (and now they use it). it conjugates nicely, cafubulated, cafubulation and sometimes even just cafubbed.

Sophie marlow - May 6, 2015 - 9:05 amI use the word exohemaphobia as the fear of blood that comes from everyone but you.

Erry Kinlock - May 4, 2015 - 2:40 pmChadult(s) instead of having to say adult child(ren)or my child(ren), even thougou are in fact referring to your adult progeny. Pronounced CHA DULT(S).

Pabby - May 2, 2015 - 8:46 pm

SnurgeA good for nothing friend who visits your home and leaves. {Thats O.K.} After he is gone (A few days later) you notice that all of the buttons on the sofaare missing. Then you realize that he ate the buttons by sitting on top of them.(With his ass!! you dont know what he does and how does it)Mmmmm. wonders never cease.

Pabby - May 2, 2015 - 8:38 pmincitthe location that lets you enter a highway from a local road. INCITto the hihway{We have always known about exits, here is mine for the entryto a highway.}


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kk5000 - May 1, 2015 - 7:31 pmtheres butt, and theres butter, but where is buttest?

Tom - April 30, 2015 - 1:40 pmStickabilityHow well you can stick to doing something.Example:If you are painting a house and you give up half way through as you think its tedious you have poor stickability.

David - May 5, 2015 - 7:08 pmIf you give-up half way through a tedious project, you lack sticktoitiveness.

Jack Randello - April 28, 2015 - 3:06 amMy word isTisas It is

John Fredrickson - April 28, 2015 - 3:13 amtis a brilliant word

Shen - May 2, 2015 - 12:13 pmTheres already another word for that its called Its

vi - May 10, 2015 - 5:03 pmlol nice itsa actally tis

Pat Alexander - April 26, 2015 - 4:43 pmMy suggested word is nevessarymeaning never necessary.

CHIZNIC - April 22, 2015 - 2:44 amCHIZNIC:Chiznic is everythingEverything is Chiznic

Brittany - April 21, 2015 - 6:56 am

bmrbring me rootbeerlol my best friend made this up its also my initials

An - April 20, 2015 - 6:40 pmAlphate(pronounced al fate), verbThe act of an animal becoming the leader (alpha) of the group; pack; ect for thesoul purpose of keeping the group alive because the former leader has run awayand rejected their duties.

Amiah Lewis - April 17, 2015 - 4:02 pmGitate (Guy-tate) To shun a boy/man for the use of extensive inappropriate langu

age.

nate - April 17, 2015 - 4:20 amdexaggeratebecause there is no opposite to exaggerate

Angel - April 20, 2015 - 6:43 pmI would use that word

Adina - April 22, 2015 - 8:25 amThere is understate?


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Derek Delgado - April 14, 2015 - 2:52 pmdiva a woman regarded as temperamental or haughty.2 sylables

Sam - April 16, 2015 - 2:34 pmJust for your information, a man can be a diva too.

John Schumacher - April 12, 2015 - 7:22 pmCotinget- adj1. Not always true.2. Any argument that is not a tautology.

John Schumacher - April 12, 2015 - 7:29 pmI spelt it wrong. Its Cotingent. LOL

Burt Smiley - April 9, 2015 - 9:44 pmNells: the marks your zipper makes when you catch your Johnsonin it.

Violet Mamala - April 11, 2015 - 11:10 amThe mark your zipper makes is a snag pull or a zip rip or a zip ripper. This iswhat I think not what I know.

Michael Houle - April 8, 2015 - 7:04 pmClifunk ( Cli-fuh-nkh) Meaning or opposing opposition to the forward position of

power in the circumstance of eradicating the specific and fundamentals of species of a greater or balanced internment.

Tim Hawk - April 8, 2015 - 5:40 amI stumbled upon a word, I like using so much in the 4H industry, that I decidedto campaign for the coining of it.clination: a presentation or clinic put on to teach others about a particular skill. Roping Clination, Barrel Racing Clination, Horsemanship Clination.What do you think?Similar to the word clinician, but use as more of a clinic or class presentation.Clination.

Noah - April 9, 2015 - 9:00 amThe word Bionexus, all life is connected.

Intelligence - May 14, 2015 - 7:06 amI would use Bionexus, but could you be more descriptive than all life connected, so I can have the exact meaning.

Francisco J. Perez - April 6, 2015 - 8:23 amI am a person who runs during my lunch so i have come up with a word to describethis activity:Runch; To run during the lunch hour.

Raziel Flores - April 2, 2015 - 6:55 am

Enrazzle-To become intensely engaged.She was enrazzled by the conversation.The depth with which the author writes is enrazzling!Hes so focused! I can only describe that determined look, as enrazzlement.

Adina - April 22, 2015 - 8:30 amYour name is Raziel, like the archangel? :D So of course we need an enrazzlementbut what it really means is: to finally discover what the Secret of God really is,which Ishtar was afraid to know at the time, and be totally amazed and never see


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the world in the same way again!

A pseudonym - April 24, 2015 - 1:47 pmThat was such a bad pun I felt like impalling myself on the flaming sword of Uriel.Anyways, Raziel, how did you come up with razzledto mean engaged. Im genuinely curious.

Ant-sarujin - April 25, 2015 - 7:17 pmhey Adina where did you hear enrazzeled means that. i have been reading sumerian/akkadian stuff for years and have not come across that wordbut if you were making up the definition that is a good one because there really isnt a word yet for those awakened to the An.U.nA

Kaito - March 27, 2015 - 2:17 amMy vote is for the term adorrify:verb; to make an object simultaneously both adorable and terrifying or horrifying. [adj. adorrifying; adorrified]ex: That porcelain doll in the corner is adorrifying.Darla Dimple is the adorrified villain of the animated film, Cats Dont Dance.Im going to adorrify my work room with a pink and bloody scissors motif.

A dude - April 1, 2015 - 6:16 pmI think the word adorrifywould be a good word, actually.

Shippuu - April 24, 2015 - 1:02 pmIt could also be used as adorrific.

DolphinBerry2014 (Singapore) - May 1, 2015 - 11:01 pmWhat about unadorify?

Carl - March 24, 2015 - 5:26 pmScrabular: an adjective meaning formable with a standard set of Scrabble tiles. For example, pastramiis scrabular, while syzygyis not.

cory - April 1, 2015 - 11:55 amThis is ALMOST a tongue tugger(lol) but I like it!

Aricks - March 22, 2015 - 5:42 pmGOODER NEEDS TO BE A WORD. NO EXCUSE NOW KEEPING ME FROM USING IT!!!!

cory - April 1, 2015 - 11:53 amCould you use it in a sentence and still sound literate? (Im presuming not)

A dude - April 1, 2015 - 6:19 pmHere is an example: I think chocolate ice cream is gooder than vanilla ice cream. But, I think that the word betterwould basically be a synonym of gooder.

An even better dude - April 16, 2015 - 2:38 pmTry saying that to someone and see what they think or even try saying that out loud

Alayna - April 7, 2015 - 6:55 pmYa I agree, so should funner, and all of those other words that are not words but still grammatically make since!!

Alayna - April 7, 2015 - 6:58 pmAgreed! Funner should also be a word, even though it is not, it still should bea word because it grammatically still makes since!

mac and cheese - March 18, 2015 - 1:23 pm


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I freakin love this website. You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carolyn - March 21, 2015 - 6:51 amPronunciate :: as a new word!I suggest a new word: pronunciate (pronounce clearly + enunciate). Im not an English major,but the word pronunciative is too awkward to put into a spoken (or written) sentence, especially when you want to tell someone to speak more clearly sopeople can understand what they are saying.Please pronunciate so we can understand what you are saying.With all of the USELESS words added each year, we should add at least one helpful word!Ive been saying pronunciate for decades because my Mom always told kis to enunciate and I thought that proper pronunciation was also required.Seriously. You can ask my sister, she hated it when I said it. Jimmy Fallon alsoused it on his show in August of 2014.

Kaito - March 27, 2015 - 1:30 amWell, most importantly here, the word enunciateshould carry the weight of not only speaking the words clearly, but ALSO correctly. If you are truly enunciating,you should also be pronunciating.

Kaito - March 27, 2015 - 1:34 amYou can check the definition on this websiteEnunciate: to utter or PRONOUNCE (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an arti

culate or a particular manner.

Frank Casale - April 2, 2015 - 5:33 amI agree, Carolyn. I think people should learn how to pronunciate, enunciate, andmost importantly, the properSPELLING of words that are already in the dictionary!Your mother taught you well, Carolyn.

Clayton the Piscean - March 21, 2015 - 6:52 amN.O.C. No one cares. I have heard this said a lot in Maryland. I dont know its origin. But, whenever I use it, people Love it!

Frank Casale - April 2, 2015 - 5:54 am

This is why communication is important, Clayton. I have just read your blog, andhave some questions: Is your blog a response to Carolyns blog? What have you heard said a lot in Maryland? and What origin are you referring to?The reason I ask these questions is this: If I turn on my computer to read blogsand blog responses, I want to know what thought(s) a person(s) wants to convey!I am not ridiculing you! I just want to understand where youre coming from.

Robert - May 1, 2015 - 1:32 pmyour welcome for everything!!

justin - May 15, 2015 - 9:48 amguaphu

aaron sahonta - March 18, 2015 - 12:46 pmGrudgemental. eg you dont have to be so grudgemental about itthis word would havehelped me so much throughout life

Eugene Miller II - March 17, 2015 - 1:03 pmWell~~I had a friend long ago that lived in Seattle. We met in boot campand he used totell me about how rainy it always was there practically everyday. So after listening to talk about the clouds, overcast days and rain for 30 minutes I just looked at him and said that sounds rather drizmal. (the attitude of one that has dealt


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with rain, drizzle and mist over a period of time that often leags to malcontent.

James - March 18, 2015 - 12:11 amI being a farm person came up with a new hyphenated word.It is Neeiighh-borhood which means a community of horses.

Alayna - April 7, 2015 - 7:01 pmHa!! Lol, that us funny, and instead of Rhode Island, it should be bread island,a land if wheat and pastryz

Ashley - April 7, 2015 - 7:03 pmThat is a good one, there also should be something called a geek land, Im the geek!

Terese - March 15, 2015 - 4:24 pmStill say,Perfectness is an excellent word.You are the perfectness in my life.That piece of art is absolute perfectness.

Anne - April 3, 2015 - 4:00 amPerfection is the word, and it already exists

Who Knows - March 11, 2015 - 5:11 pmThingamajig anyone? Thingamabob?

Vaethe waters - March 13, 2015 - 5:56 amRekt, to get pwned in a game or compitetion.

Mine craft on Mars! - March 15, 2015 - 11:08 amNyet, no and not yet. A way to fix double negatives. It is actually a word in Russan, I be leave meaning just no.

Schadenfruede - March 29, 2015 - 3:03 pmThat would be confusing to me, and a lot of native Russians in English-speakingcountries, Im sure.

Mine craft on Mars! - March 15, 2015 - 11:10 am

I like the idea for your words,Who Knows. WHY ARENT IN DA DICTIONARY YET?Also Minecraft, Notched, and Youtuber should be in da dang dictionary.

Minecraft on Mars! - March 15, 2015 - 11:15 amMinealoter. Someone who plays Minecraft 16/7 (16hours a day).

Aricks - March 22, 2015 - 5:40 pmyou know thingamajig is already a word right?

anonymous - March 25, 2015 - 6:34 pmthingamabob is also already a word in the dictionary according to dictionary.reference.com

anonymous - March 25, 2015 - 6:36 pmthingamabob also already exists too

Allies - April 7, 2015 - 7:05 pmIm also a thingamabob, good description if me and everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

SmartDude - April 23, 2015 - 9:45 amu such a brown nose

Nate W - April 9, 2015 - 2:02 pm


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Nice words but most of you, Mine craft on Mars!in general, need to learn how to spell.

A is for Abacus - April 13, 2015 - 4:36 pmNate his name references the ever popular video game Minecraft, not the words minend craft

Rusty Brown in Canada - March 11, 2015 - 6:28 amNephrectomite someone who has undergone a nephrectomy. I have been a nephrectomite since 1969.

Jonathan Riddle - March 10, 2015 - 11:30 amBioverse which is all life in the universe, to include potential and known life.The concept is an expansion on the idea of the biosphere, but expands to life beyond the Earth, as related to astrobiology. The bioverse would include potential exoplanets within the habitable zone.

Jonathan Riddle - March 10, 2015 - 11:31 amThis should be added, just a suggestion.

Minecraft on Mars! - March 15, 2015 - 11:11 amI agree.

A is for Abacus - April 13, 2015 - 4:38 pm

I also agree

Robert Koffi - March 10, 2015 - 7:36 amThe newcomer,The creation of word stand point of linguistic application should have foundation in root, prefix and suffix. The word should traceable to it origin, from native speaker to modern transformation to slang spelling.Each generation perceives word differently, vogue and fashion, the stimuli create allow young people to follow it use routinely in entertainment.Robert K

Bob Sherman - March 11, 2015 - 2:35 pmHEWWWO!!!!

Steve R - March 11, 2015 - 3:37 pmWordist- A person who creates a new word.

Matt - March 12, 2015 - 3:23 amDont forgetFat arm .[ to rest arm on car door whilst driving , window down , elbow hangin out slightly so u don't get done over by the cops ]mamil .[ Middle aged misses in Lycra ]And my favouriteBadonkydonk butt

[ it's just got a ring to it ]& no I dont have a mullet

jsun fin - March 10, 2015 - 7:09 amphab(adv)1996 in the dictionary it means fabulous,awesome, incredible idea.

Kiana - March 9, 2015 - 7:39 amI would like perculation to be in the dictionary.It would be a word for the phrase right on the dot or right off the bat.


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Grace Attebery - March 3, 2015 - 7:33 amI just looked up apothem length, and they only gave me the word apothem. I think thy should put in the word and definition for apothem length, and I also think wightwould be a gr8 word, combining window+ light.

bri - March 2, 2015 - 10:12 pmmy word is burgularit is a stack of shapesexamples a burger round bun, square cheese, ruffled greens, round meat, squiggleof sauce, round buna burger is a burgular shape:)

MZ - March 5, 2015 - 9:11 amNice observation Bri. A stack of shapes.I like it.

ray - March 9, 2015 - 10:16 amHow about cheeseburgular? Ex: Harold thought the Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper I prepared was bland and flavorless, but I thought it tasted quite cheeseburgular.

GLENN MORELY - March 2, 2015 - 11:40 amMy word I made up a while ago is MORONAUTON. Its a combination of moron and automaton. It means a person who is all output, with no information coming in, just h

is spiel going out, like those robocalls we get from people making phone calls with a script in front of them.Once you answer the phone, theyre off and running, locked in their script. God forbid you interrupt them with an actual question or comment. They get all frazzled and bent out of shape because theyve lost control of their script.Therefore, a MORONAUTON is not meant to think on his own, but is a programmed person locked into being on autopilot.

Dylan - March 3, 2015 - 12:46 pmBrony- A man who likes the show My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.

Weirdo - March 9, 2015 - 8:44 pmI think that already exists.

Minecraft on Mars! - March 15, 2015 - 11:12 amSame.

tori crawford - March 1, 2015 - 6:58 pmi think dramastically should be wprd i mea i was in the middle of a highschool presentation and it just came and my teacher was like thats a cool wordit combines dramaticly and drasticuly

Terese - February 28, 2015 - 9:19 pmGreat word! Perfectness.You are the perfectness in my life.

Terese - February 27, 2015 - 10:37 pmMy word is perfectness.You are the perfectness in my life.

John - February 26, 2015 - 4:07 pmConfuzzledconfused and puzzledEx: I am so confuzzled about this problem

Susie - March 10, 2015 - 5:11 pm


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Puzzled and confused are synonyms

manpreet - February 23, 2015 - 9:34 amI have always wanted to create more words so I thought of:The word mantalysing /mantalysed because it could mean crazily possessive for e.g:my boyfriend is not mantalysed about meOrI have turned into someone mantalysing and am attached to everything I come across.

Dyrus - February 23, 2015 - 5:22 pmI thinkNaw Should be a word.Naw- Synonym for no.ex. Naw dude I dont think you should that.

me333 - February 25, 2015 - 10:56 amyou stupid

Carol Falconer - February 27, 2015 - 7:54 amYes, I agree. Makes perfect sense. This wordhas been in useas a sort of slang for nofor many years & should be recognized.

jsun fin - March 10, 2015 - 7:12 am

naw dude.. yawh man.. put it in

J_ME . R - May 7, 2015 - 3:04 amNaaw ..

DESTRUCTIO7 - February 23, 2015 - 7:58 ammaybe sandgry which could mean that you are sad and angry at the same time

Izzy - March 4, 2015 - 11:23 pmim like that some times sad and angry at the same time my friends get soooo confused

DESTRUCTIO7 - February 23, 2015 - 7:50 am

why dont we add soundbunctious as a word it could mean a rambunctious sound

Elitepic - February 19, 2015 - 9:51 amThe one and only word that I would like added to the dictionary is:Spoombuzz (Sp-oom-buzz) (noun)A made up creature based on a real life object. Ex: I thought up a Spoombuzz formy story about objects that become alive.

me313 - February 25, 2015 - 10:51 amYou stupid

Elitepic - March 6, 2015 - 2:19 pmI know

Robert - May 1, 2015 - 1:32 pmyou are the stupid one bc you called someone else stupid

rachel - February 17, 2015 - 11:24 ami think that thx should be in the dictionary because its just a shorter way of saying thanks

Madi - February 17, 2015 - 4:39 pmI think that shizzlenut should be a word! It mean that you had forgotten to do s


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omething that you were supposed to do/bring

Elitepic - February 19, 2015 - 9:38 amI agree that shizzlenut should be a word but i do not agree with the definitiongiven.

tariku - February 22, 2015 - 9:31 amI found on book this word but i coudnot gate ,from where you gate this word is it Englesh word? THANK YOU

Lorraine - February 18, 2015 - 10:14 amThe word African-Centric should replace afro-cenric. Because usingthe word Afroisinappropriate as in mocking at the afro which is alone a hair style, not the nation, come on.

Lorraine - February 18, 2015 - 10:18 amThe word African-Centric should replace afro-cenric. Because using the word Afroto represent a people is inappropriate as in mocking at the afro which is alone ahair style, and not the nation of the indigenous Afrikan black ppl, come on.

mairyn corey - February 24, 2015 - 2:01 pmwhat your last name

mairyn corey - February 24, 2015 - 2:02 pm

what your last name rachel?

rachel - February 17, 2015 - 11:22 ami would like the word blabbleberry it means someone talks to much and they needto stop !!!!!!!!!!! thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jerrina - February 16, 2015 - 7:51 amThot:that-hoe-over-therea hoe or someone who has alot of sexual intercorese with more then one man or woman

someonne who is sluttie and has problems staying away from men

sarah - February 16, 2015 - 7:53 ami freaking love it

sarah - February 16, 2015 - 7:53 ami love it put it in

Jeremy Wilson - February 16, 2015 - 1:55 amstatueous:A very formal pose found on statues.istatueous:A normal pose found in school/work photos.instatueous:An (very) informal pose such as; giving the forks, Flipping the birdand any other rude hand gesture.

Karin Melluish - February 15, 2015 - 10:20 amI would like the word textumentto be added to the dictionary.An argument by text message.Simples!!These happen every day and its unlikely to go out of fashion anytime soon.

Shippuu - April 24, 2015 - 1:37 pmThen it kind of loses the meaning behind arguement. -ment is kind of like a state of being, making textumentmean a text that is a textor something similar.


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A possible replacement could be debatext (DAY-buh-tex-st or duh-BAY-tex-st), a discussion of opposing views via text.

Natalie - February 12, 2015 - 4:35 pmIf you have read the book Frindle, you would know that it meant Pen. According tothe book, It says that it made it to the dictionary. But, If you search this dictionary, there is no such word. and as I am writing this, the word Frindleis underlined in a red squiggly line, signalizing that it is either spelled wrong, oris not a word. In my case, it is not a word. It should be.

Leteshia - March 7, 2015 - 7:43 pmUnfortunately, Natalie, Frindleis a work of fiction. Some things the author may have said, such as the word Frindlebeing in the dictionary, are figments of his imagination. Not fact.Also, as it says in the article, a factor considered in the printing of the wordin a dictionary is its likelihood to go out of fashion. People are, most likely, not going to adapt a longer word for a simple object.Thank you,Leteshia

Poison Heart The Wolf - February 7, 2015 - 8:47 amFangirl- a girl who is-well- obsessed is a strong worduha fanatic for a certain boo, movie, actor, or musical artist.Fanboy- a rarer species but can usually score with a Fan girl of the same Fandom

Fandom- a kingdom of sorts where the fangirls/boys have the book, movie, actor, ormusical artist as the ruler and an people who dont like it get excecutedby havingquite a rampage of fangirls/boys attack them on any and all social media

Em - February 14, 2015 - 2:52 pmFanny-ing about came to mind! Ha He Ha Humourible

Em - February 14, 2015 - 3:01 pmLikabilities Is the word which sprung in my mind & couldnt spring off so much soHere I am..Use/s this context (i.e)Likabilities are endless! How very approachable are the staff working at the Company HHBT

The people who work there seem truly sincere very inviting & the atmosphere glows. I am so happy with my new job the company is great so many Likabilities& friendly

a fangirl!! - April 23, 2015 - 11:50 amFangirl and fanboy need to be verbs too Im fangirling so hard!!

Valerie - February 5, 2015 - 6:47 pmWhat about the word Zhanks. It it almost the same thing as thank you, but can beused anywhere in the world without having to translate it into a different language.

Sarah - February 5, 2015 - 6:48 pm

I like it.It should be put in the dictionary

Pearl - February 11, 2015 - 4:32 amValerie,No offense, but that doesnt really make sense. It can hardly be used anywhere. Itscreative, but just not really that exceptionable.PEARL

rachel - February 17, 2015 - 11:26 ami luv it i think it totaly be in the dictonary


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rationalitust - February 23, 2015 - 8:53 pmI have a marked anamor for this symbolic relic of letters as well. I also have arrived at the point of view that this SHOULD be in the great collective of the words.No of fence intended Rachel, but at your most convenient te, please GTFO.

Edward Jones - February 5, 2015 - 5:46 pmi think the word astrotechnic should be a word.Definition: The technology having to do with astronomy.Ex: The observatory had very advanced astrotechnical electronics.Or is this a real word well if it is its a cool one

john - February 12, 2015 - 4:26 amthat is just the dumbest idea i have ever heard Edward and go change your name

rachel - February 17, 2015 - 11:30 amjohn your so rude Edwards name is fine as a matter of fact i like the name Edward.its a beautiful name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrew Stevenson - February 16, 2015 - 4:18 pmEdward, I think actually believe this word might have a chance

strictlyclassified - March 10, 2015 - 5:19 pm

me too I like it

manpreet - February 23, 2015 - 9:39 amI like the word astrotechnicit sounds cool and its unique.

AL - February 3, 2015 - 6:10 pmI was arguing with my teacher that the word upsetness could be popular and thatit at least sounds like a word so yeah help lol

Robert - February 1, 2015 - 4:23 pmDefervesco is a Latin word, so Im not sure if it is applicable for an English dictionary website, but its definition is included in the following:~ Calm down; subside

~ Cease boiling; cool off (fermentation)~ Come to full boil(The three Cs)

Annika - February 10, 2015 - 1:18 pmSo it has a double meaning? You said it means to stop (cease) boiling and at thesame time to boil (come to a full boil). That makes no sense. Please explain

Em - February 14, 2015 - 2:50 pmboiling point

Izzy - March 4, 2015 - 11:34 pmi love LATIN

Delaney Brown - January 28, 2015 - 3:58 pmHow about:CONSIPUTATIOUS(con-sip-you-tay-shus)Adjective1. To be beautiful in a weird way2. To be cute in a ugly way (Example: a naked cat)AdverbCONSIPUTATIOUSLY


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(con-sip-you-tay-shus-lee)1. To do something weird in a graceful or beautiful way2. To do something beautiful in a weird wayPlural nounCONSIPUTASHI(con-sip-you-tay-shy)1. A group of ugly people2. Multiple ugly peopleVerbCONSIPUTATE1. To convince someone that they are ugly2. To convince someone that they are beautiful

marethyu ducrin - February 4, 2015 - 9:42 amI would do it with a bit of latin or greek f.e.anti(not)calli(beautiful)ist(person)=anticallist (not beautiful person)

SmartDude - April 23, 2015 - 9:54 amu are so mean thats very stupid and immature :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Sophie marlow - May 6, 2015 - 9:11 amI think I know you

Sophie marlow - May 6, 2015 - 9:11 amDelaney, I mean.

Cara a 13yr old girl - January 28, 2015 - 10:34 amHello, I was wondering if you might find interest in this word I have created, the word is barbomptious and it means crazy for example why would you do that? Itsuch a barbomptious ideathank you

Delaney - January 28, 2015 - 3:39 pmI like the sound of the word barbomptious. I think it should be in the dictionary.

carey - January 29, 2015 - 3:03 pmwhy you put it in the dictionary?

Erin Nicole McNeil - February 4, 2015 - 10:12 amI like the sound of this word. Should be in the dictionary.

manpreet - February 23, 2015 - 9:41 ami like the word barbomptious!

strictlyclassified - March 10, 2015 - 5:18 pmI like it to

Abigail Brown - January 28, 2015 - 5:06 amI use the word penduled, meaning, I used a pendulum to ask a question, and the word pendule, meaning I will ask the question. Example: I penduled that question andthe answer was& Ill pendule that question and get back with you with an answer. Wuld that be an acceptable word?I use it and have added it to my dictionary. Ive begun using it with other Spiritualists as well. Even without a definition they understand what I mean. It makessense to me that the word Pendulum should have a verb (to use) and a past tense(to have used)?


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sam - January 27, 2015 - 9:29 pmDear Dictionary.com,I hope people who created this spacefor comments, people who have the tools to make a change or influence things, do make a habit of reading them!I read this earlier:When lexicographers decide what words to add to dictionaries, they try to imaginewhat words users actually want to look up. There are two important factors to keep in mind here: 1) Is the word in widespread usage? 2) Does the word have staying power?BUT, but, but, CONSIDER this: There are thousands of words already therein any dictionary that you care to open, that are not in common use/ and without any stayig power!Examples of such words: Verbarmyrcia, Actinozooumln, Inlapidate, Denticulation,Corbe, Whitsun, Immoderately, Convalescent, Rhizophorous, Unwearied, indefectibility, imbecile, clod, Sperge, Nuisancer, Enhydrous, There are thousands of them! They are not widespread, have no staying poweroutsithe confines of dictionary covers they live in!Moreover, how can anyone invent any word, and have a readymadestaying power or wide usage before they are picked up and published in some way?!You are unwittingly promoting a catch twenty two situation, a col-de-sac for thepoor stillbornwords! (Arent you?)How many new wordsdo you receive from people and how are they communicated to you? You could have plenty more, if there is an inletfor words!Ordinarily, newwords are born & spread by new products or events or by imitations

! Examples: TV or television, Phone, iPod iPhone, Hoover, Dyson, spacewalk, moonwalk etc.It is no use to anyone else (nor is it fair..) when you claim only famous peopleare entitled by implication -to invent/add any new words. The rest of us can eatcake!I urge, kindly; a revision of these criteria!(Going by the adage, every problem has a solution)(Perhaps, a new concept:- A halfway house. A new -mini- dictionaryor a section within a normal dictionary, that houses only newwords, or inventedwords; moderated vetted, of course!)(People then can visit them & select words they like, and use them by choice!)(If then, any of these words become widespread, gain staying poweretc. can migrato a proper dictionary!)

I have a word or two, I think! They are, or can be, usefulif spread around and people got hold of them; but there are no avenues to spread the word, for anyone who is not a big shot! People power is not utilised!Lastly, inventing new shorterwords can improve efficiency, save energy / time / page space / ink etc., ..Saving the country or the world lots of energy and time!All the best.Best regards,Sam.

marethyu ducrin - February 4, 2015 - 9:47 amI disagree. I actually use a lot of secluded words like apotemnophile or imbecile, and especially clod! but you do have a point to that save energy thing. However, using words similar to the ones you have recently labeled could impress many

people and also make a difference so why dont you try using some complicated words? If someone is confused then you may tell them the definition and they wouldlearn a new, elongated word that would impress others!

Bright Dude - March 8, 2015 - 5:23 pmThough words may be used by some to impress their origin is the need to communicate some idea.

Jose A. - February 17, 2015 - 9:56 amThere are also words used out there already that must be included on such websit


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es for dictionaries as dictionary.com. Vestiphobia, gymnophobia, tricenarian, denarian, supercentenarian, vicenarian, googolplexian, googolminex, scarer, and the prefix xenta-. Only gymnophobia is in this website as a definition. I see suchwords like these in Wikipedia and a few other websites. So add all these wordsand prefix into the dictionary!

strictlyclassified - March 10, 2015 - 5:26 pmUmmm convalescent is still used a lot and so is imbecile but other than that I agree

SmartDude - April 23, 2015 - 9:50 amDUDE!!!!!!!!! NO :( :( :( :( :( :(: (:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(:( :( :( :( :( :(

justin - May 15, 2015 - 9:28 ambro seriouslt who cares, we dont even use that many words these days. we usuallyuse acronyms now and it makes it so much easier.

earl bailey - January 27, 2015 - 8:27 amwowderful

Laura - January 24, 2015 - 10:54 amwhat about this word FLANCHEY It means sloppy looking or fat ? or was this wordmade up already

Olivia - January 27, 2015 - 1:04 pmno, its not a word, I think. mabey it is . who knows!

Bright Dude - March 8, 2015 - 5:25 pmSurely your word wont make it intoa a dictionary because it is flanchey itself =)

Kylie and Brittany - January 14, 2015 - 2:04 pmShopwn[shop-win]nounHow one feels if they are reminiscent or nostalgic and are at an equilibrium onthe happy-sadness continuum.

Can sometimes be a feeling of nostalgic regret of things not doneadjectiveOf or having qualities of both happiness and sadness in a time of reminiscence.Of or having qualities of nostalgic regret of things not doneverbThe act of experiencing or feeling a happy-sadness about a past time.The act of feeling nostalgically regretful about an opportunity you did not take.

John - January 18, 2015 - 1:33 pmLegitamized to correct, or to make sound more plausible.Eg. The criminal thought his alibi over and over, before legitamizing it.Yottaphobic/Yottaphilic to love/hate things in large quantities.

Leeritate to agree to a cause, even when the subject knows that it is wrongQuickscope (I promise this one isnt a troll, way too many people use this word anyway) to eliminate someones sense of pride, only to continue taunting them.

CallaHan - January 21, 2015 - 12:10 pmWhat about Sloading?Definition- A game or page that is take a long time loading.ex- This games it SLOADING!!And what about Picperf?Definition- Picture Perfect.


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EX- I have the PicPerf! I am going to post it on FB now.

Engi Kenzie-Marie - February 11, 2015 - 4:40 amHey Kylie and Brittany,Wow, you totally just perfectly explained how I feel sometimes but cant explain.I love your idea! There should totally be a word for that, but maybe you shouldadd an extra letter so that its easier to just look at and be able to pronounce.And maybe a part of the word should be a root or prefix of some sort that meanssomething of what you are trying to say. But all in all, I really love your idea; you explained it amazingly, and you should try to get it in the dictionary. Best of luck!E.K-M.

Ivy - March 15, 2015 - 7:01 pmThis is perfect! The word saudadesis a Portuguese word that has this exact definition, but it doesnt have a perfect English translationyet! I agree with Engi Kenzie-Marie in that you should change it a bit to make it easier to pronounce, but this should DEFINITELY be in the dictionary! Go for it!

Wyatt - January 9, 2015 - 11:35 amHas the word freal been invented?

Taylor White - January 17, 2015 - 7:08 amYes

Sebastian Johnson - January 6, 2015 - 1:32 pmaliwag a word meaning annoying person

Kent - December 31, 2014 - 2:06 pmThese are some words that everybody in my school uses, but arent in the dictionary. We use them all the time, and everybody (even the teachers) know what somebody is talking about when they use this made up word.1. Gynatryne an insulting word to describe somebody who shows offEg. Harry was acting like such a gynatryne in that history lesson.2. Drikt a little like crazyEg. That dog must be drikt; its trying to climb a tree!3. Cupcaking flirting, in a more subtle way.

Eg. Jase and Ashley were cupcaking in the middle of the crowd.Does anybody else think these words should be used?

Selena - January 6, 2015 - 1:23 pmYes!

AlphaPiKappa - January 6, 2015 - 2:38 pmYes.

Nocturne - January 9, 2015 - 11:45 amwhy yescertainly.how about these:Verciptication (Ver-sipt-I-cay-shun) To cause hallucination.

Example: Derrick started seeing things and presumed it was Verciptication.Garustundal (Gahr-ah-stun-dahl) A mythical creature in ominous appearance that is worm like, and can grow up to 35 ft long &15 ft wide. It feasts on flesh & bones.Paraphychel (pair-ah-sikel) A type of weapon made of two normal sized scythes that can be attached with one on each side(dual blade), Side-by side, or unattached (one in each hand!):D sorry, each fits my imagination (I have a dark, dark, dark, dark, dark, DARKimagination.)


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Cam - January 13, 2015 - 7:33 amHeck yeah! Im gonna start using Drikt and Cupcaking in my school, see if it catches on

Sara Attar - January 13, 2015 - 1:47 pmYes I think they should be used

Taylor White - January 17, 2015 - 7:11 amSure!

Laura - January 24, 2015 - 12:19 pmIll use that word{:D

marethyu ducrin - February 4, 2015 - 9:49 amgynatryne- almost literally translating in latin some one who wants a wife so wtf?cupcaking sounds like u r throwing cupcakes so

Terese - February 27, 2015 - 10:49 pmI like cupcaking. Very cute.

HenryWhitmore - December 28, 2014 - 4:33 pmId like to see people make words from Germanic instead of Latinate roots.

shelley - January 6, 2015 - 10:31 amhi, could i ask what you mean please (sorry) thankyou

Allen N Wollscheidt - January 13, 2015 - 12:51 pmDo you mean likedummish?

Patrick - December 25, 2014 - 7:59 pmHeres one I have started using quite a bit lately. It just popped out one day when I was both surprised and amazed at something that happened. Its SURMAZEDand it is possible to be both at the same time.

shelley - January 6, 2015 - 10:32 am

id use that :)

SuperNinjaMan - December 17, 2014 - 9:15 pmHow about apostrophic? No spell checks recognize it, but It is already considereda word in a few dictionaries. The definitions are as follows:1. Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatorydialogue).2. Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ).Neither of these refer to apostrophic as an adjective describing an apostrophe-shaped object, which would be a handy additional definition.Also, one could be a pro-apostrophic or anti-apostrophic person depending on ifone is for or against the use of the apostrophe (e.g. The Apostrophe Protection

Society versus Kill The Apostrophe).

Slayerwulfe (@slayerwulfe) - December 23, 2014 - 4:10 amwhat all of U R not cing, permission is not required. www is all U need. create your own dictionary who is going to stop U ? use wordpress. Oh! i need oxford orwebster to recognize me, i cant do anything in language without their permissionbecause they own language.slayerwulfe cave

shelley - January 6, 2015 - 11:12 am


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you have a a cave?

Nocturne - January 9, 2015 - 11:47 amLOL

Bibhuti Nath - December 17, 2014 - 6:47 amMy words : Lieophobia / Liophobia meaning the fear of telling lie.Lieophilia / Liophilia meaning liking much to tell a lieWhat about these words Can we add these to the dictionary ??

Jecky - December 24, 2014 - 3:55 amThats like the bestestIs that even a word now? I mean like a dictionary officially recognised word that is. It should be also added with funner! =)

Kent - December 31, 2014 - 2:14 pmMy little sister has a craze on Junie B. Jones bookshave you ever read them? On pratically every page it says the word bestestand my sister is beginning to use itat home. Actually, its a pretty useful word.

Chloe S. - December 15, 2014 - 7:19 amFunner* everyone uses it anywayMeaning:

More fun than something else; comparing something fun to something less fun

YasmineWilson - December 16, 2014 - 7:29 amHi Im 11 and I made the soffude. It means that you are a smart yet rude person that offers your items, ideas, or even sophisticated ness.

Chloe - December 22, 2014 - 4:15 pmThats basically what pretentious means

Slayerwulfe (@slayerwulfe) - December 23, 2014 - 4:33 amthen use the word in all appropriate communications. with your permission i would like to use it also. i really like sophisticated ness. one of my words is Eloisical it means an extremely large number or other quantity that falls short of i

nfinite. create your identityslayerwulfe@slayerwulfe , slayerwulfe , slayerwulfe cave

Jecky - December 24, 2014 - 3:53 amThats like the bestestIs that even a word now? I mean like a dictionary officially recognised word that is. It should be also added with funner! =)

marethyu ducrin - February 4, 2015 - 9:53 amok nice, but funner can so easily be mistyped as funnier and if so u r talking about a fun but serious meeting (lets say) although that doesnt happen often so itis funnier and your friends get upset.

Rune Pro - December 10, 2014 - 11:07 amI came up with a word; terragantic, an extremely large word when gigantic is notbig enough. From Greek or Latin prefix Terra which means Earth.

kiefac - January 7, 2015 - 10:04 amAdding to this, you could also have astrogantic, cosmogantic, and maybe some sort of portmanteau of universeor multiverseand gigantic.

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James - December 9, 2014 - 6:16 pmQx to get rid of unwanted letters

James - December 9, 2014 - 6:13 pmGlumpful witch means you have no idea what you were thinking/saying when you didsome thing

Slayerwulfe (@slayerwulfe) - December 27, 2014 - 4:55 am@James it was just 1

William the word enthusiast - December 8, 2014 - 1:35 pmMy word is Banic- meaning worries about financial matters, a compounding of BankanPanic. This word, like many things, was discovered by mistake; by means of a spelling mistake.

Crystal - December 5, 2014 - 10:52 pmI think there should be a word for a grandparent-in-lawto define the relationshipbetween step-children and the step-parents parent. Also, when a child is born out of wedlock there should be a proper term / word for the relationship between amother and the baby daddysparents (childs grandparents) or vice-versa with a fathr and the baby mamasparents. There should be a better way to refer to your childs randparents other than my baby daddys momor my baby mamas daddyect.. just seemdisrespectful to not have had a better term by now for a childs grandparents if

the parents are not married.

Emily - April 23, 2015 - 12:02 pmthere is actually a word for that in my languageIts not a written language, but our word for grandfather-in-law is pronounced shvoe-guhand grandmother-in-law is shvee-guh.

TeeHee - December 4, 2014 - 5:28 pmamazeballs- adj.When something is just so amazing that you cant say amazing you have to say something else, so you say amazeballs. Also its funny to see peoples minds turn inappropriate immediately.

jerrina - December 4, 2014 - 12:52 pmI think bae should be in there bae means best friend or someone you love

jerrina one and only - December 9, 2014 - 12:08 pmi feel you bae

not jerrina - December 10, 2014 - 8:44 amNo. Just simply no.

Jj blo - December 15, 2014 - 6:46 pmstupid stupid

Lovely Lord - March 23, 2015 - 5:22 pm

Yes bae should be a word

guess? - April 23, 2015 - 12:02 pmits already a word, it means poopin Danish.

Annika Lund - December 1, 2014 - 9:02 pmCourageable~ adj (Cur-aayge-abl)the act of showing courage .ex: The courageable warrior gave the town a sense of hope.


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TeeHee - December 4, 2014 - 5:29 pmisnt it already courageous?? same context.

Willhelm - January 12, 2015 - 11:45 amCourageable should mean able to show courage, because -ablemeans the ability to domething, right? Im not sure how it would be used in a sentence, but based on my knowledge that is what the word should mean.

Darcie Dazzle - November 29, 2014 - 7:43 pmRazzy- to possess pizazznoun and verbto be razzyto preform a razzy; ie, a 360, a touchdown, and a double back flip, would all beconsidered a razz.why do we need this word? english language had become boring and there fore needs another word to spice it up (i am not qualified to say that, it was an opinion.) so add razzy to the dictionary.

slender man - December 2, 2014 - 3:21 pmDO NOT REPLY OR I EAT YOUR SOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok - December 4, 2014 - 6:39 pmhello.jpg

kingKiwi - December 8, 2014 - 6:13 pmCan you babble like an idiot somewhere else?

Selena - January 6, 2015 - 1:28 pmNo.

Selena - January 6, 2015 - 1:29 pmJust stop

Steve - January 29, 2015 - 6:42 pmIm sorry but I dont want my soul eaten

hi - February 1, 2015 - 1:18 pmqwertyuiokjhgfdxdcfvghuji

Ramo - February 8, 2015 - 4:49 pmwhat?????????????????????????????

Naime - December 16, 2014 - 1:52 amI second razzy

Kayla - December 22, 2014 - 1:43 pmI third razzy!

Fourth - January 6, 2015 - 1:26 pmfourth

manpreet - February 23, 2015 - 9:49 amI FIFTH RAZZY!!manpreet - February 23, 2015 - 9:51 amI FIFTH RAZZY!


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manpreet - February 23, 2015 - 9:53 amSorry my message was only supposed to come out once not twiceMy stupid computer keeps doing that!!!!!!

mushtaque ahmed - November 28, 2014 - 1:01 pmin my thought word georays will be right geo is greek word means earth litteralmeaning the rays of earth

Kahmarithorpe - November 24, 2014 - 9:02 amI agree wit Francesca!!!

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 10:19 am-ish : Suffix used to indicate that in this particular instance, the preceding noun does not refer to exactly what the noun usually refers to, and rather something roughly equivalent to or of a similar nature to it.Examples: old-ish, good-ish, early-ish

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 11:16 amI didnt actually realise, but this meaning of -ishis already included in Dictionary.coms article defining -ish. :D W I N :D

Kent - December 31, 2014 - 2:22 pmIsh has gotta be the most useful word! Just last week my friend emailed me to as

k me if the math homework was hard. I wasnt too sure what to put because it wasnthard but it wasnt exactly easyso I wrote easyish!

Tom Edwards - November 22, 2014 - 12:41 amNot a new word but a new spelling. Close, as in close a door, to Cloze.Close, asin being too close, will stay the same. Two spellings-two defintions

Rodger - November 21, 2014 - 8:31 amBanic: a state of being extremly worried about your personal finances

Frances Mitchell - November 19, 2014 - 8:40 amSibling-in-law is long overdue to be added to the dictionary. It is simple. A sibling-in-law is:

-the sibling of ones spouse-the spouse of ones sibling-the spouse of ones spouses siblingThis would save time, ink and paper when writing rules and guidelines for brother-in-law and sister-in-law separately.

Jersi White - November 18, 2014 - 5:48 pmmy word is Lumpaceous pronounced (Lum,Pae,schous) and it means to try above standard worjk even though not necessary.I came up with this word when i was at school watching my friend walk in to the classroom and came right up to the teacherand say Mrs.Vernon I did my homeworkand she did it before any body else and shesaid look look and she shiowed the teacher and she did extra on everything she did i was amazed she was way above standard.

Sentence: The student was very lumpaceous every time she did her work and got nothing but As.

Chase - November 22, 2014 - 7:44 pmThat is great I think.it fits well

Annika - December 1, 2014 - 9:03 pmWAY TO COPY SAM AND CAT LOLOL

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I know right?!

Eman Laer S'Enomos - November 16, 2014 - 2:00 pmI think onnshould be a real word describing something powering up, and being theopposite of off. Because a light turning ondoesnt accurately describe what the liis doing, whether the light is on top of anything or not doesnt have anything todo with the light shining.

Geoff Chase - November 15, 2014 - 10:06 amSLIDEWAYS To push a wheeled cart or vehicle sideways, against its normal travel,to get it out of the way in a hurry, when you need to get by.Usage:- To get a pallet of cereal through the hallway, I kicked a cart slideways, to get by.- After loading freezer room with pallets, a cart had to be shoved slideways, toget the door closed.

Camilo Uribe Posada - November 12, 2014 - 8:10 amI think that the noun robosurrection, its derived verb robosucitate, and its derived adjective robosurrected, should be accepted as new terms in Dictionary.com.Actually, robosurrection is nothing new in science-fiction, as we have witnessedin movies like Paul Verhoevens 1987 Robocop, in which Alex Murphy comes back tolife as a robot, namely, he robosucitates.Besides, with the advancement in Artificial Intelligence and robotics, it wouldnt

be absurd to think about a not too distant future in which science can bring people back to life using this kind of technology.Consequently, either as a sci-fi term or a prophetic hope, robosurrection shouldbe accepted as a single word term to define: 1. The act of coming back to lifeby means of robotics or Artificial Intelligence. 2. The act of bringing somebodyback to life using advanced technology, such as robotics or Artificial Intelligence.

Willhelm - January 12, 2015 - 11:54 amThe only problem with bringing people back from the dead via robotics: the original person is NOT actually there. You cannot completely bring back a person fromthe dead because everything that makes a person that person, and not someone else, is their memories. It would also be difficult, if not impossible, to program

a computer with actual emotions like a human would have. The main reason for death is that the body wears out, or breaks irreparably. While robotics may slow decay, it cannot stop it without complete transformation into an android/robot (Imnot sure what one would call it).

Heleatunda - November 9, 2014 - 2:31 pmThere is a slightly more of?cial way to submit new ideas for words; its called sniglets. Just google it. On that note, observe that googleis now a verb. The thingis, normally Googleis a proper noun (that is, a noun that is always capitalized,as opposed to a common noun). So is there now such a thing as a proper verb? e.g. Im going to Google it.

Heleatunda - November 9, 2014 - 2:33 pm

or are we forced to follow the old tradition of changing a proper noun to a common noun before we verbify it, as in americanize, russi?cate, etc.?

Jeremy Singer - November 4, 2014 - 1:50 pmFor most spell-checkers, theres an option in the context-menu to Add Word.Just click on that to add the word, name or acronym to its dictionary.

vanessa - November 4, 2014 - 12:04 pmmy word is- supercalifragilisticecspialidotious.meaning -I DONT KNOW.


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applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 10:28 amsupercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Adjective used to describe something in a manner which suggests that it is so important and significant that it should not be described using any other word. Usually referring to an event which has positive effect(s).:D

Yup!! - December 9, 2014 - 4:44 pmYou actually spelled it wrongAnd it is a word on this dictionary look at it.

Yup!! - December 9, 2014 - 4:46 pmsupercalifragilisticecspialidotious Is spelled wrongAnd it is a word look it up!

Ramo - February 8, 2015 - 4:54 pmlol I think thats already a word Vanessa.

tariku - February 22, 2015 - 9:36 amWHAT CAN OF WORD, IS THIS ,FROM WHERE DID YOU READ

Mary Custis - November 1, 2014 - 8:52 amMy question is how do you get words removed? Have there EVER been any words removed? I can think of a few.

Kent - December 31, 2014 - 1:31 pmI dont think its possible to just stop using a word, not officially anyway.

Snuff - October 29, 2014 - 1:53 pmWe really need a word for having a crush. For instance, one generally says likeasin I like himbut that sounds childish and can also lead to confusion because, yknow, like. You can say youre infatuated with someone or have a crush on someone orare attracted to someone, but its clunky to use a whole phrase like that. Loves asingle word, why cant we get a single word for this?

Jeremy Singer - November 4, 2014 - 1:29 pmThe implications of likeand loveare relatively ambiguous in the context of I lik

ove him.This is obvious when the pronoun himis replaced with another noun or pronoun-like (categoric) word; for instances: them, it, sand, hiking, art, etc. Therefore, it follows that neither I like him.or I love him.infers or implies nothingbeyond the attitude of the subjectto the object. The himmay indeed be the objecthe subjects romantic intention/affection or it may be a dog, an artist, any being of a male gender, a fictional/mythological/religious being, etc.In short, you already realize that lovecan be used to express an affection of a higher intensity than like.If you just want a 3-word sentence to convey romantic intent, try He enamors me.Keeping the original structure, Im enamored by him.Stilambiguity is invited by the use of a pronoun in lieu of a proper noun. This goesfor enamored, infatuated, wooed, smitten and other synonyms. If youre willing touse the baseball metaphor for relationships, then Im scouting/recruiting him.is how the innuendo should begin.

As you say, this phrasing resonates with that of a child who may like candy,want more,run fast,etc. A mature woman might address such a person as a potential/worthy/welcome/target/etc. suitor, courtier, candidate, lover, accessory, collectible, appendage, boyfriend or such. A modern woman might use vernacular such as Ive got a sweet-tooth for that hunk of man-candy,Im ready to change my RS (relationshipstatus) to get exclusive-access,Im soft-eying; if he doesnt break the ice soon theI will.The point being: if you want it to come across as mature, then context and perspective are already able to convey the message in an adult context. No monosyllabic word or emoticon will serve as a substitute nor appear more mature than any subject-verb-object sentence.


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Ramiro Marroquin - November 12, 2014 - 6:03 amIf you like someone say Im FEELIN himIm feelin herOr Im catching feelings

jahiem - December 9, 2014 - 1:42 pmstupid ,im stupid i tell you ediot

Ashley - October 28, 2014 - 5:49 amSnurkey~ Noun- a rare form of life that comes about when a snail and a turkey mate (animal)Goonillamahippopotopusser~ Noun- a mammal that is a crossbreed of a goon, unicorn, llama, hippopotamus, platypus, and beaver.Squiogen~ noun- an animal (bird+mammal=birmal) that is created when a squirrel and a pigeon mateAsian Badgesauruscocker~ noun- a crossbreed between an Asian man, a badger, a stegosaurus, a peacock and a beaver.Jindianese Pabdicornipinez~ Noun- a crossbred animal of a Japanese teenage girl,a panda, a unicorn, a dachshund, a bobcat, a porcupine, a zebra, and an Indianchild.

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 11:04 amComments like this make me wonder why the hell there isnt a flag for spamoption.

Jazzy - January 20, 2015 - 8:16 pmOh, cmon @applemacperson, whats wrong with having a bit of fun every now and again?@Ashley, you forgot Kangawallabat~ noun a cross between a kangaroo, wallaby and wombat!

Sage Wolf - October 18, 2014 - 2:55 pmTherianthrope~ adj.Therianthropy~ verbOr therian for shortIts a real thing someone may want to do more research.

John N. - October 16, 2014 - 2:33 am

A lot of new words are made up by people who think they are clever, when the fact of the matter is, they are just too lazy and stupid to learn their own language.

John - October 16, 2014 - 2:26 amIf someone wants their new invented words to be added to the English dictionary,they should be required to master the language first (without any newly invented or slang words). Until they do that, forget it.

shane - October 15, 2014 - 12:34 pmhow do i get a word in the dictonary

Robert McLean - October 14, 2014 - 6:07 am

Infiltrant1.) noun someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage2.) Icon Caries Infiltrant proximalTooth friendly filling by infiltration no drilling neededGentle therapy approach for difficult-toreach proximal lesions in just a few stepsNo unnecessary loss of healthy hard tissueProlongs the life expectancy of the tooth


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Jose a. - October 12, 2014 - 6:59 pmI have ideas for new words I would like and love to see them add to the Englishdictionary. enfriend for the converse of frenemy, and enfriend should mean one who is a friend who acts like an enemy. Summerize should mean to spend the summeror o prepare for the summer season.Bleen should be a mix of blue and green.Hyposomnia should be too little sleep. Tricenarian should be a person in his or her thirties.CLT should be the acronym for collect like terms.Cleen should be one who is senstive to the cold.Sprinter should also mean winter stuff in the spring season.EngSpanish should be the converse of Spanglish, meaning English words or phrases sounding like in Spanish, like Pelisc (peliscar in Spanish is pinch in English), peg(pegar in Spanish is to hit in English), and extranjerize (extranjerizar in Spanish is foreignize in English). Fzgoogolplex should be the number of a googolplexto the power of a googolplex. Why isnt wintre a British spelling of winter? Thereshould be two plurals for tantrum: tantrums and tantra. Scrammer should be a namefor light brown. Foreignize should be to make or become foreignand to introduce inone country the customs and traditions of another, with an especially British spelling of foreignise. Machism should be the English spelling of Machismo. See myideas? And I can still think of many more!

yoloforlife - October 13, 2014 - 2:02 pmyolo

Brandy Henson - October 14, 2014 - 12:38 pmBruh your stupid.

John N. - October 16, 2014 - 2:37 amIts not correct to say yourin your statement. The correct word is youre.Learn your language.

Like bruh - October 21, 2014 - 5:45 am:P :/ :I :L >:Iheybro - October 22, 2014 - 8:25 pmjohn N. is so high mantinence, sassy, and likes to correct people. not good qualities brokingKiwi - December 8, 2014 - 6:12 pmWhats wrong with correcting grammar at a dictionary site?kiefac - January 7, 2015 - 10:12 am

>overlooking bruh>tfwlba - October 8, 2014 - 7:57 pmI have made up several new words that I believe are not out there yet. I would like to know if they qualify to be put into the dictionary.

Myfanwy - October 6, 2014 - 6:50 pmI take exception to the definition of the word Mammy being offensive. Born and raised in Wales, my mother was Mammy from the time I was born. It is not specificto slavery in America. Many Welsh, English and Irish people call their mothersMammy or Mam.

#1Bandnerd - October 2, 2014 - 5:28 am

My word is confuzzled (past tense),confuzzling,confuzzles (present tense), confuzzle, its another word for confused, confusing, confuses, and confuse

Anonymous - November 13, 2014 - 9:23 amIf there already is a word then why create a synonym. dumb-ass

Tasha - November 22, 2014 - 11:26 pmWhy are you calling them a dumbass? Clearly, I suppose by that logic anyone whohas ever coined a synonym to a word that already exists was a dumbass. Also clearly, they are a dumbass simply because you say so.


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Think twice before you blindly insult someone, yes?Cheers.

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 10:39 amProbably, for the same reason(s) any synonym for any word was ever invented.

Olivia - January 27, 2015 - 1:26 pmwhoever thinks whimber is word reply. and I dont mean whimper I mean whimberWhimber: it means something or someone to smell really badly.

Kvn - January 11, 2015 - 8:38 pmOh, we always used confuzzled as a kid. There was a progression to it, though, it wasnt used as a synonym to confused. It was more for instances where people were confused about the fact that they were confused. You could go from confused, to confuzzled, to confuwell, Ill leave the last one to your imagination, but it was reserved for the most extreme cases where your confusion had spread to everyone else.

ekatboy - February 23, 2015 - 2:15 pmi use confuzzled all the time to mean really confused and puzzled

Brandon W. - September 20, 2014 - 11:46 amIt would seem that a lot of the words being proposed in the comments are just playing on words that already exist. While it certainly isnt a bad thing to play wi

th language, the idea is that you would be introducing a new word in order to express something for which there is not already a word. Just combining two wordsis useless because one can simply just use the two words; it certainly cant be THAT much of a burden to write out both words. And adding something like -ateto theend of a preexisting word would be similarly ineffective.

Victoria - August 25, 2014 - 9:39 amLets say that many people start using the word you invented, how will lexicographers know it was you who made it up?

Dean - July 7, 2014 - 4:40 amExamplemanship: Thats my word! The national team showed good examplemanship while playing.. as a celebrity people look up to you, not as a leader as in terms of

leadership, but as an example of how to behave, surely this is a sign of good examplemanship.

Pamela Smith - August 6, 2014 - 11:05 pmGergle, or Sheagle.A dog which is half German Shepherd and half Beagle.

Tasha - November 22, 2014 - 11:34 pmFor the first sentence, you could use exemplary behavioror showed good sportsmanship. For the second though, it kind of works.Its a cool word, I guess.

Sean Smyers - February 17, 2014 - 6:38 pmi really think and believe soo should be added. i have accidentally used it in p

apers and on tests and i get it marked every time. like if the stove is too hotto touch or another is that there is soo much snow on the ground. think about it. it makes perfect sense.

Bill - February 1, 2014 - 2:23 pmI also say exhaustipateda lot. It means extremely tired. Beyond exhausted.

Tasha - November 22, 2014 - 11:36 pmTechnically the meaning of exhausted-is- extremely tired. Beyond exhausted would man beyond extremely tired. :3


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Bill - February 1, 2014 - 2:18 pmThe driveris drivingso passengeris passenging.

ekatboy - February 23, 2015 - 2:17 pmand to be a butler is butling

Keli - January 29, 2014 - 2:12 pmReponse to Billy Bob Joes comment on December 6, 2013:Clicheis a word listed on Dictionary.com and has been so since the websites creation, I would imagine; especially since since it is in reputable dictionaries. Just saying.

Jilly Bean - December 17, 2013 - 2:50 pmhow bout these:botato- a banana and a potatograckle- the sound when somebody opens a chip bagsquidgion- a squirrel and a pidgion

Billy Bob Joe - December 6, 2013 - 5:29 pmCliche is a word my friends and I use. It is an adjective to describe anything.Bacon is cliche. Brussels sprouts are cliche. Eminem is cliche and justin beiberis cliche.

Hoot - October 29, 2013 - 11:17 amWhy dont you try describation? Its a noun form of describe.Examples:The describation of catis a small feline.My describation for this project is very unique; I like how the teacher createdthis.Theres already a noun for describe. Try description:P

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 10:41 amThe description of describation is the describation of a description of a descriptions describation. :D

Kim W - October 25, 2013 - 4:40 pm

Two things I always say by accident:1) Hiffclanger (instead of cliffhanger)2) Hice (instead of houses)I think Hiffclanger could be either the opposite if a cliffhanger or a HUGE cliffhanger.And Hicethink about it. The plural of louse is lice, the plural of mouse is mice,so the plural of house should be hice. Im trying to make it popular, but Im 13 and in the 9th grade, and Im not that influential. Maybe when I become president

RICHARD F. - July 29, 2014 - 1:20 pmGood luck becoming President. However, you probably will not succeed in your ascendancy if you go spending too much time trying to create your own words. Nevertheless, I hope you become wealthy enough someday to own several hice.

Lalesha - October 22, 2014 - 10:00 amYou are influential and obviously very smart. Good luck becoming President :)

fill - November 11, 2014 - 12:12 pmno one care:)

Tasha - November 22, 2014 - 11:39 pmClearly you did enough to respond. :)


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applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 10:44 amRICHARD F, Lalesha, me and you obviously care, because we all replied to Kim Ws comment :)

lolo - October 22, 2013 - 12:47 pmhuh interesting

gi - October 22, 2013 - 12:26 amHow about e-dressfor e-Malik address? I use it all the time.

David Boeing - October 21, 2013 - 6:29 pmThere is no point trying to get your word into the dictionary here. You wont succeed.

Penny - October 21, 2013 - 4:01 pmHow do you add a holiday?

gummi bearz - October 21, 2013 - 2:48 pmfeel free to ask me a question on kind of being famous with the word frindle andall! not many people know about me making up the word. i didnt want to be famousso i told Andrew not to tell anyone or to put it in the book credits. i just dont want to be famous. i know its crazy. but i just want to live a normal live. ;)

Alex - November 1, 2014 - 7:33 pm

Thats fake. No possible proof you invited the word frindle. If you dont want to befamous (in this case for something you new did) then stop posting it where thousands of people can read it.

Icy Sierra the Pegasus - February 15, 2015 - 1:07 pmYeeeeaaaah no. Personally, I think you should tell the author that YOU made theword up then lemme know.

gummi bearz - October 21, 2013 - 2:40 pmi have always wanted to create a word. in fact i did. i created the word frindle. my best friend is the son of Andrew Clements and he said his dad needed an idea for a knew book. so i went home and thought the next day i went to my friends dad and told him about the idea for frindle. so i guess my word is kind of famous

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Tasha - November 22, 2014 - 11:41 pmI dont even know what the hell a frindleis. Is it like a Kindle, or something?

sarah - October 21, 2013 - 12:59 pmI love school and grammer

A Concerned Whovian - October 21, 2013 - 12:48 pmWhy isnt Whovian in the dictionary? It is in the Oxford English dictionary, why isnt it in ours?

Leteshia - March 7, 2015 - 7:59 pm

Sherlockianshould also be a word.

Epic Face - October 21, 2013 - 11:36 amWhy dont you try describation? Its a noun form of describe.Examples:The describation of catis a small feline.My describation for this project is very unique; I like how the teacher createdthis.

MilkSchwan - September 20, 2014 - 6:11 pm


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what was the description for describation again?

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 10:46 amThe description of describation is the describation of a description of a descriptions describation. :D

Sponge - October 21, 2013 - 11:20 amPseudotopia [soo-doh-TOH-pee-uh]nouna place (usually fictional) that appears to be a utopia on the surface, but in reality is a dystopia

ekatboy - February 23, 2015 - 2:20 pmim going to use that now!

Brian Davidson - October 21, 2013 - 4:00 amInstead of new non-sense words, wouldnt it be good to actually get new words of value? We need a word for something more than a whisper, and less than a said. Said softly doesnt cut it.

Lauren Elizabeth - July 9, 2014 - 2:04 pmAn utterance.

Icy Sierra the Pegasus - February 15, 2015 - 1:04 pm

Utterance does not necessarily mean something above whisper and below said. It is just a random string of words uttered by a someone. (Note that using someone this way is not incorrect.) I would say:A haerance. (HEE ruhns)Example: Quickly! Run!She haeranced to the little boy following her.

rayan - October 21, 2013 - 2:44 amWell, for the past years, me and my friends use the term CONTRABO. It is the act of covering a girls cleavage with their hands if they need to lean forward or bow. Its a wordplay with contrawhich means counter and Filipino word bosowhich meaneeping tom

Brian C. - January 19, 2015 - 2:48 pm

Now this is one word i would really love to see in the dictionary. Girls in Nigeria do this a lot. They wear very revealing dresses and cover their cleavage whenever they have to lean forward. Then id be able to tell my girlfriend why wear that dress, if you know youre going to contraboall day.

someone - October 21, 2013 - 1:10 amDoes inspirating sound cool? Sounds better than inspiring if you ask me

Victoria - October 20, 2013 - 5:24 pmI wonder how words are created in languages that dont have phonetic writing (suchas Chinese) and also how new words from other languages are borrowed (such as telephoneentering the Chinese language).

Din Delagan - September 29, 2014 - 2:40 amTelephone, for example, its DIAN HUA , which literally means electric words; Actually Chinese happen to be an extremely productive language,new words and phrasesbeing coined at a very high rate; This is due to the fact that a syllable can have different meanings according to its pronunciation and character used in writing, which makes possible new combinations; the complexity of Chinese allows forunparalleled language inventiveness.

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fill - November 11, 2014 - 12:15 pmwhat is that lol

David - October 20, 2013 - 2:07 pmCool( I know, Im a copier) and weird

Someone - October 20, 2013 - 11:25 amKaitlyn, I am in 6th grade, also. I would like to inform you that your parents may be kind, helpful, loving and encouraging but they cant make everything work out for you. You may want to consider how helpful your word is. You might want towait until you are older to introdunce your word to the public (I have learned from experience that others often refuse to listen to a sixth grader). Unfortunately, your parents cannot do everything for you and it is your deep belief in this words necessity that will help you and your word gain fame.

Olivia - January 27, 2015 - 1:35 pmSo, someone whats your real name. TELL ME BY NEXT WEEK OR YOUR GOING TO PAY!!!!!!!!

Someone - October 20, 2013 - 11:13 amWhat would happen if the word met all the categories, but wasnt an English word?Dictionary.com can have almost an unlimited amount of words, but printed dictionaries cannot. Where would a word or phrase like sine qua non fit in?

Hermann - December 14, 2014 - 11:35 amThere is no such thing as an unlimited amount of words. Words are not measured inamounts like water, sugar, milk, sand, etc. It should therefore be unlimited number of words.

Annie - October 20, 2013 - 10:39 am

Niranjan Badakere - April 1, 2014 - 12:55 amMany a times we say Hes our tenth Presidentor Its our 39th Wedding Anniversarytcribe a persons position/ranking or for any other detail like in a serial order.But to ascertain/glean the ntor thof a certain person or event how does one ask ?

There is no single word & the nearest is something like Which number President isObama?or Which number wedding anniversary of theirs/yours? This also is not OK &doesnt sound proper.So I suggest WHENTHa brand new word coined by me to fill the awkward gap like while asking the question on lineage.Its easier to ask Can you tell me Whenth President is Obama? Or Whenth wedding anniersary is this of theirs/yours?

Griff Charleston - June 15, 2014 - 4:16 pmThats really good. I may just start using that. :)

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 11:01 amThe word whichcould already be used correctly in both of those examples. Also, it

is quite possible for an awkward situation could also arise from the use of theword whenthin the presence of people who were not familiar with it.:)

applemacperson - November 23, 2014 - 11:03 amWhere it says could also, should be to:D because I had one version of the comment repared and then changed it. failz

wolf tamer and tree puncher - October 20, 2013 - 6:37 amHeres a new word: raffoon. It is a combination of rapscallion and buffoon. It mea


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ns a mischievous, rascally fool.

wolf tamer and tree puncher - October 20, 2013 - 6:30 am@Rhiannon:Post your word on a popular website or blog ( :-) ) and hope other people see itand start using it. I am only 12, but I hope you listen to my idea anyway. Oh,and dont forget to pray about it! That always helps.

SmartDude - April 23, 2015 - 9:48 amu suck :) JK :( :( :(

Carolina - October 19, 2013 - 9:24 amButtmuffin-someones faceShamrail-what you hang Shamwows on to dry or somethingKazoodle-a really good pastry or cakefailiff-when you get hurt or do something wrong

Cool Article - October 19, 2013 - 7:19 amNice article.

P Satyanarayan - October 18, 2013 - 9:57 pmIn India, English is widely used as language for communication. There is a verycommon word used as an antonym for postponement, viz., prepone (v), preponement(n). This word is used in place of the grammatically correct advanceor advancing.

his is a right candidate for inclusion in the lexicon.

Prosper Chimange - October 18, 2013 - 5:57 amI founded this new word: Ozilate, from the famous footballer Mesuit Ozil. The player, who moved from Real Madrid to Arsenal in 2013, has been known and hailed for his assists(in football language) at Arsenal. Thereby, the same applies in real life. hence Ive coined this new term Ozilate to mean assistance.can be used this way:(1) I am going to grant you the ozil you requested.(2) I am going to ozilate you in that matter.

sandural - October 17, 2013 - 10:42 pmThere are some new words are created every day, although some words not written

into the dictionary.For instance,????(I dont know what you said,but it seems youare great.)?????(she very deeply moved but still rejected him)?????(the new is so exhilarating that everyone is celebrating and spreading it to the rest of theworld.)and so on.These words are enriched peoples life, and increase the sense ofhumour among people..

Heleatunda - November 9, 2014 - 2:24 pmWell, its a good thing everyone in the English-speaking world can read your new wordsoh, wait.

Kaitlyn - October 17, 2013 - 9:54 pmJust tell your family members! Mostly your parents! Parents are supposed to helpyou make your dream come true! I hope your parents try to get your word in the

dictionary,but you have to think about your word and justthink! Im in the 6th grade and im 11 and well, just try your best! To: Rhiannon

Rhiannon - October 17, 2013 - 4:59 pmId like to add a word to the dictionary, but Im not famous. Im just a kid in fifthgrade. What do I do?

Rachel - November 9, 2014 - 6:12 pmYa dont give it up. Try your best and you will succeed! ;)


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kk5000 - May 1, 2015 - 7:36 pmjust always use that word and it might happen. but ur probably not guna read this cuz ur in greventh grade by now. Im in 6th! : P

Alison Thomas - October 17, 2013 - 3:40 pmReally love this website. Not only is it informative and full of definitions I am unfamiliar with, it has a real innovative twist. It makes me think and question: a real plus in a world where neither is always available.

gatawa - October 17, 2013 - 12:35 pmhowfar

Lilly - October 17, 2013 - 10:48 amlol i always make up words but im not famous and i havent invented anything soyeah..im just a kid i make them up for fun :Pbut it would be so cool to see your word in the dictionary and be like hey! I made up that word!:D

SmartDude - April 23, 2015 - 9:46 amSTUPID!!!!!

SmartDude - April 23, 2015 - 9:47 am:( stupid

Boshe - October 17, 2013 - 8:51 amWhen my daughter worked for the inland revenue 7 years ago she used the word updationand asked me if it was a real word. I said no but it was good and put it onanother dictionary website. Heard nothing so repeating it here now. Waiting forthe updationnowwas quicker than having to explain it.RegardsBoshe

emma - April 23, 2015 - 1:05 pmUpdate is already a noun, yeah?

KAtlyn - October 17, 2013 - 8:03 am

this aint helpful

arif - October 17, 2013 - 3:26 amI invented a word some 7 years before but I was discouraged for its being incorrect.The invented word is suches.I was to say ,i dont like such onesbut I said I dont like suches.Sucheshere csuch things, such peopleor such onesetc

MilkSchwan - September 20, 2014 - 6:19 pmyoure turning an adj. + noun (such things) into a noun. I dont like suchesout of cntext would imply you dont like anything that has anything to do with anything, but keeping the adj. the out of context meaning would imply missing information and not retain any statement.

Heleatunda - November 9, 2014 - 2:27 pmThis is like in Nowergian: Jeg liker ikke slike.(where slikemeans suchin the p, as opposed to slikwhich means suchin the singular.)

Bruce Peterson - October 16, 2013 - 12:43 pmFor an amusing fictional take on this topic, I recommend the book Frindle by Andrew Clements and Brian Selznick.

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OMG i LOVE LOVE LOVE that book!!!!!!!!

Tyran Laws - October 16, 2013 - 10:45 amHaternoia n. The fear of being the object of indifference by imagined enemiesSentences:1. The social phenomena of rappers berating their enemies as hatersin their rap lyrics have created a tendency within a sub pop culture to live vicariously through their favorite rappers. Thus the rappershaters becomes the fans haters; causing the fans to suffer from haternoia.2. In spite the fact that the democratic senator has flipped on every major political issue in the last five years, his haternoia caused him to attribute his lost in the last Presidential campaign to his fellow democratic opponent who had lost the nomination for the democratic candidate, a few months earlier.3. When asked to identify the persons who were jealous of her accomplishments, the teenage girl could not identify any specific person. Thus it was evident to the school psychiatrist Mr. Walker, the young girl was suffering from haternoia.

Teboho - October 16, 2013 - 10:44 amDoes the newword necessarily have to be an English word?

francesca - October 16, 2013 - 10:13 amCool

joseph vanderpool - January 16, 2015 - 11:18 am

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY?

joseph vanderpool - January 16, 2015 - 11:20 amSOMfor those that are adopted by theyer sister can call them som which means sister/mother.

Tushar - March 20, 2015 - 7:07 pmI agree that should be a word but i do not agree with the definition given.

kk5000 - May 1, 2015 - 7:32 pmhow can someone be adopted by there sister?

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