March 2006 update

16 March 2006 saw the publication of the range of entries philanthropal-pimento in the New Edition. In addition to revised versions of Second Edition entries, this range contains the new words listed below. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

List of new words

• Philanthropinum, n.
• Philippan, adj.
• Philippian, n. and adj.
• -philism, comb. form
• philobatic, adj.
• Philonian, adj.²
• philtred, adj.
• philtrum, n.
• phish, v.
• phishing, n.
• phlebotome, n.
• phlebotomine, adj. and n.
• Phlebotomus, n.
• phlebotomy, v.
• phlegmasia cerulea dolens, n.
• phlogistonist, n.
• pho, n.
• phoenicoid, adj.¹
• phoenicoid, adj.²
• phoenixism, n.
• pholcodine, n.
• Phomopsis, n.
• phonaesthematic | phonesthematic, adj.
• phonaesthemic | phonesthemic, adj.
• phoned, adj.
• phone phreaker, n.
• phoney baloney, n., (int.), and adj.
• Phong,n.
• phonic, adj.²
• phonocamptical, adj.
• phonocentricity, n.
• phonographed, adj.
• phonolith, n.
• phonophoric, adj.
• phoresis, n.²
• phorid, adj. and n.
• phosphamide, n.
• phosphane, n.
• phosphinate, n.
• phospholipoid, n.
• phosphorization, n.
• phosphorylative, adj.
• phosphotransferase, n.
• photagogue, n.
• Photinia, n.
• photistics, n.
• photoaged, adj.
• photoaging, n.
• photoassimilate, n.
• photoautotrophy, n.
• photobiont, n.
• photobleach, v.
• photo card, n.
• Photo CD, n.
• photochemic, adj.
• photochromics, n.
• photocoagulated, adj.
• photocycle, n.
• photodegrade, v.
• photodegraded, adj.
• photodermatitis, n.
• photodermatosis, n.
• photodissociable, adj.
• photodrama, n.
• photodramatic, adj.
• photoemit, v.
• photoengraved, adj.
• photo-etched, adj.
• photoexcite, v.
• photofinisher, n.
• photofinishing, n.
• photographess, n.
• photoheterotrophy, n.
• photo-imaging, n.
• photoinhibition, n.
• photoion, n.
• photojournalistic, adj.
• photolyase, n.
• photomesonic, adj.
• photometrograph, n.
• photomicroscope, n.
• photomicroscopy, n.
• photonegative, n. and adj.²
• photopheresis, n.
• photophobous, adj.
• photophoresis, n.²
• photopia, n.
• photoplethysmograph, n.
• photoplethysmographic, adj.
• photoplethysmography, n.
• photoprinter, n.
• photoproduce, v.
• photoprotect, v.
• photo-radar, n.
• photorealistic, adj.
• photorefraction, n.
• photorefractive, adj.
• photorefractory, adj.
• photoreproduce, v.
• photoreproduction, n.
• photoset, n.
• photostimulable, adj.
• photosyntax, n.
• phototachymeter, n.
• phototachymetric, adj.
• phototransduction, n.
• photovoltaic, n.
• photo work, n.
• phreaker, n.
• phreatomagmatic, adj.
• phthalo, n.
• Phthiraptera, n.
• phthirapteran, adj. and n.
• phutphuti, n.
• phwoar, int.
• phyletics, n.
• phyllid, n.
• phyllocladium, n.
• phyllodium, n.
• phylloxeran, n.
• phylogram, n.
• phyric, adj.
• physagogal, adj.
• physconia, n.
• physiatric, adj.
• physiochemical, adj.¹
• physiogenetic, adj.²
• physiognomonics, n.
• physionotrace, n.
• physiopathic, adj.²
• physiopsychic, adj.
• phytoestrogen, n.
• phytolithus, n.
• phytologic, adj.
• phytologically, adj.
• phytomedicine, n.
• phytonutrient, n.
• phytopharmacology, n.
• phytophile, n. (and adj.)
• phytoremediation, n.
• phytoseiid, adj. and n.
• phytotherapy, n.
• pi, n.²
• pialla, v.
• Piankashaw, n. and adj.
• pianoforte, n.¹
• pianoing, n.
• piano man, n.
• piano-top, adj.
• piante, n.
• Pic, n.⁵
• picadillo, n.
• pical, adj.¹
• picante, n. and adj.
• Picard, n.³
• Picardin, n.
• Picardy third, n.
• Picassoid, adj.
• piccata, n.
• pick, n.⁷
• pick, n.⁸
• pick, v.³
• pickerel flower, n.
• picketing, adj.
• pickle, n.²
• pick-list, n.
• pickman, n.²
• pick ‘n’ mix, n. (and adj.)
• pick-up-sticks, n.
• picky, adj.²
• pico de gallo, n.
• picolinate, n.
• picon, n.²
• piconet, n.
• picramate, n.
• picramide, n.
• picrotoxinin, n.
• Pictor, n.
• picture framing, n.
• picture message, n.
• picture messaging, n.
• pièce montée, n.
• pieceway, n.
• piedfort, n.
• piedmontal, adj.
• pied-piping, n.
• pie-hole, n.¹
• pie-hole, n.²
• Pierce’s disease, n.
• pierogi, n.
• pierrotting, n.
• piff, v.
• pig bucket, n.
• pigeon chest, n.
• pigeon-chested, adj.
• pigeonnier, n.
• pigger, n.
• pigging, adj.
• pignoli, n.
• pignolia, n.
• pigout, n.
• pig-root, n.
• pig-rooting, adj.
• pigscot, n.
• Pijin, n.
• pike, v.⁶
• piking, n.⁴
• pikkie, n.
• piky, adj.²
• Pilates, n.
• pilcher, n.³
• pilget, n.
• piliation, n.
• pilifer, n.
• pilin, n.
• pillarization, n.
• pilled, adj.²
• pilonci, n.
• piloncillo, n.
• pilot black-snake, n.
• pilot hole, n.
• pilot signal, n.
• pilot star, n.
• pilulary, adj.²
• pimelodid, adj. and n.
• pimentary, n. and adj.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:

• (Under Philly, n. and adj.)
  • Philly cheesesteak
  • Philly fade
• (Under philosophy, n.)
  • philosophy of nature
• (Under Phlebotomus, n.)
  • phlebotomus fever
  • phlebotomus fly
• (Under phlegm, n.)
  • phlegm-cutter
• (Under phlyctenule, n.)
  • phlyctenulosis
  • phlyctenulous
• (Under phocine, adj. and n.²)
  • phocine distemper
  • phocine distemper virus
• (Under phoenix, n.¹)
  • Phoenix waterman-fireman
• (Under phoenix, n.²)
  • phoenix palm
  • phoenix tree
• (Under phone, n.²)
  • phone bank
  • phone mail
  • phone sex
  • phone soliciting
  • phone solicitor
  • phone tag
  • phone tree
  • phoneless
• (Under phono-, comb. form)
  • phonorganum
  • phonotaxis
• (Under phonograph, n.)
  • phonograph record
• (Under phospahte, n.)
  • phosphate-free
• (Under phospho-, comb. form)
  • phosphotungstate
• (Under phosphor, n. and adj.)
  • phosphor bronze
  • phosphor copper
  • phosphor tin
• (Under phosphorus, n. and adj.)
  • phosphorus bomb
  • phosphorus pentoxide
  • phosphorus trioxide
• (Under phosphotransferase, n.)
  • phosphotransferase system
• (Under photo-, comb. form)
  • photocrosslinking
  • photodecompose
  • photo-generated
  • photoinitiated
  • photoinitiator
  • photokeratitis
  • photopeak
  • photoreactive
  • phototelephony
  • photo-pass
  • photo-piece
  • photo-surveying
  • photo booth
  • photo ID
  • photo librarian
  • photo library
  • photo portrait
  • photo session
  • photo shoot
  • photo spread
• (Under photoactivate, v.)
  • photoactivatable
• (Under photobleach, v.)
  • photobleached
• (Under photohromatic, adj.)
  • photochromatic interval
• (Under photodegrade, v.)
  • photodegrading
• (Under photodynamic, adj.)
  • photodynamic therapy
• (Under photoelectrochemical, adj.)
  • photoelectrochemically
• (Under photoelectron, n.)
  • photoelectron spectroscopy
• (Under photographic, adj.)
  • photographic magnitude
  • photographic paper
• (Under photogravure, v.)
  • photogravured
• (Under photometric, adj.)
  • photometric binary
  • photometric system
• (Under photon, n.)
  • photon torpedo
• (Under photonic, adj.)
  • photonic crystal
• (Under photorefractory, adj.)
  • photorefractoriness
• (Under phototherapeutic, adj.)
  • phototherapeutic keratectomy
• (Under phrase, n.
  • phrase-initial
  • phrase-name
• (Under phrenico-, comb. form)
  • phrenicocolic ligament
  • phrenicolienal ligament
  • phrenicosplenic ligament
  • phrenicoexeresis
• (Under phyletic, adj.)
  • phyletic gradualism
• (Under phyllodium, n.)
  • phyllodial
• (Under physical, adj.)
  • physical theatre
• (Under physician, n.)
  • physician-assisted suicide
  • physician’s assistant
• (Under physiological, adj.)
  • physiological chemistry
  • physiological optics
• (Under piano, n.²)
  • piano bar
  • piano hinge
  • piano scarf
  • piano shawl
• (Under pianoforte, n.²)
  • pianoforte action
• (Under piano key, n.)
  • piano key switch
• (Under pica, n.²)
  • pica em
  • pica pole
  • pica rule
  • pica ruler
  • pica stick
• (Under Piccadilly, n.)
  • Piccadilly collar
• (Under piccaninny, n. and adj.)
  • piccaninny kaya
• (Under pick, n.¹)
  • pick-dress
  • pickguard
• (Under pick, n.³)
  • pick-and-roll
• (Under pick, n.⁵)
  • pick-and-pick
• (Under Pick, n.⁹)
  • Pick’s syndrome
• (Under Pick, n.¹⁰)
  • Pick’s syndrome
  • Pick body
• (Under pick, v.¹)
  • to pick up where one left off
• (Under picket, n.¹
  • picket ball
  • picket bullet
• (Under pickle, n.¹, (int.), and adj.)
  • pickle button
  • pickle switch
• (Under pickled, adj.)
  • pickled fish
• (Under pick-up, n. and adj.)
  • pick-up bar
  • pick-up joint
  • pick-up line
  • pick-up shot
• (Under picky, adj.²)
  • picky head
• (Under picnic, n., adj. and adv.)
  • picnic luncheon
• (Under Picon, n.¹)
  • Picon punch
• (Under picture, n.)
  • picture bride
  • picture desk
  • picture disc
  • picture editor
  • picture-in-picture
  • picture-perfect
  • picture researcher
  • picture search
  • picture-like
• (Under picturesque, adj. and n.)
  • picturesque gardening
• (Under pie, n.²)
  • pie crimper
  • pie graph
  • pie safe
  • pie-shaped
  • pie supper
• (Under piece, n.)
  • piece of piss
  • piece of shit
• (Under pied, adj.¹ and n.)
  • pied-bill
  • pied sheldrake
• (Under pierced, adj.)
  • pierced-nosed
• (Under piercement, n.)
  • piercement dome
• (Under piezo-, comb. form)
  • piezoceramic
  • piezoelastic
  • piezo-optic
  • piezo-optical
• (Under pig, n.¹)
  • pig in clover
  • pig in the python
  • pig bread
  • pigfucker
  • pigfucking
  • pig roast
  • pigshit
  • pig track
  • (as) common as pig tracks
  • pig’s trotter
  • pig’s wool
• (Under pigeon, n.)
  • pigeon gull
• (Under pikestaff, n.)
  • pikestaff-plain
• (Under pilau, n.)
  • pilau rice
• (Under pile, n.¹)
  • pile hammer
  • pile monkey
• (Under pileated, adj.)
  • pileated gibbon
• (Under pilgrim, n.)
  • pilgrim road
  • pilgrim’s badge
  • pilgrim settler
  • pilgrims’ way
• (Under pillar, n.)
  • pillar tap
• (Under pillow, n.)
  • pillow biter
• (Under pilot, n. and adj.)
  • pilot burner
• (Under pimento, n. and adj.)
  • pimento olive

Out-of-sequence new entries

16 March 2006 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• acromyodian, adj.
• affordance, n.
• algesiometer, n.
• algesiometric, adj.
• Amer Picon, n.
• aminonaphthol, n.
• annulus fibrosus, n.
• ANOVA, n.
• apomorphic, adj.
• apomorphous, adj.
• apomorphy, n.
• ASBO, n.
• Asianness, n.
• autapomorphic, adj.
• autapomorphous, adj.
• autapomorphy, n.
• autorickshaw, n.
• barfy, adj.
• bariopyrochlore, n.
• beatbox, v.
• beatboxing, n.
• Belfast sink, n.
• besuited, adj.
• bindaas, adj.
• Bloomsday, n.
• bogman, n.
• bog people, n.
• boo, n.³
• carborane, n.
• cardiomegaly, n.
• cariad, n.
• cellie, n.
• celly, n.
• Cephalochordata, n.
• cephalochordate, n. and adj.
• chalcone, n.
• chat-up, adj.
• choccy, n.
• chugalug, v.
• chug-a-lug, int. and n.
• chugger, n.
• Cinsault, n.
• clafoutis, n.
• clinopyroxene, n.
• clueful, adj.
• Colombian, adj. and n.
• complicit, adj.
• composter, n.
• conidioma, n.
• cowboy, v.
• cowboying, n.
• croquembouche, n.
• cross-sectoral, adj.
• crowd-surf, v.
• crowd-surfing, n.
• cryptolect, n.
• cwtch, n.
• cwtch, v.
• cyclopentadiene, n.
• cyclopentadienyl, n.
• dadah, n.
• darapskite, n.
• daytimer, n.¹
• Daytimer, n.²
• deep time, n.
• deprotonate, v.
• deprotonation, n.
• dihydrochalcone, n.
• dinitrogen, n.
• ditransitive, adj.
• dlr, n.
• Dogpatch, n.
• doobie, n.
• dorky, adj.
• down-low, adj. and n.
• dutchie, n.
• emailable, adj.
• endosymbiont, n.
• endosymbiosis, n.
• endosymbiotic, adj.
• ephebophile, n.
• ephebophilia, n.
• Europeanness, n.
• everte, adv.
• eve-teaser, n.
• eve-teasing, n.
• extrachromosomal, adj.
• fenfluramine, n.
• fen-phen, n.
• Filippine, adj. and n.
• Firewire, n.
• fixer-upper, n.
• flavivirus, n.
• flehmen, n.
• floss, v.¹
• fore-minded, adj.
• Franken-, comb. form
• frontcourt, n.
• Funk, n.⁵
• garbagey, adj.
• garmento, n.
• gasohol, n.
• gelateria, n.
• gelato, n.
• gendered, adj.
• genderquake, n.
• Godzilla, n.
• hai, int.
• handi, n.
• hands-free, adj.
• haplotype, n.
• heads up, int., adj., and n.
• Helicobacter, n.
• Hellerwork, n.
• Hicksville, n.
• Hokkien, adj. and n.
• home zone, n.
• hoser, n.
• iconized, adj.
• in petto, adv.
• Jheri curl, n.
• jilbab, n.
• kachori, n.
• kit-off, adj.
• Kool-Aid, n.
• labradoodle, n.
• Latina, n. and adj.
• -megaly, comb. form
• peck, v.³
• riddim, n.
• saganaki, n.
• sancho, n.³
• Sancho Pedro, n.
• SARS, n.
• Scoville, n.
• shockumentary, n. and adj.
• sing-jay, n.
• sippy cup, n.
• spendy, adj.
• springerle, n.
• star 69, n.
• star 69, v.
• Stevia, n.
• symplesiomorphic, adj.
• symplesiomorphy, n.
• synapomorphic, adj.
• synapomorphous, adj.
• synthespian, n.
• tailorable, adj.
• tarka dal, n.
• tarte Tatin, n.
• temp to perm, n. and adj.
• thiamazole, n.
• thrashy, adj.
• tiddy oggy, n.
• tortilla española, n.
• Volans, n.
• volumize, v.
• volumized, adj.
• volumizer, n.
• volumizing, adj.
• Windrush, n.
• zampino, n.
• zampone, n.
• zhoosh, v.

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

• (Under A, n.)
  • ALA
• (Under action, n.)
  • action figure
• (Under Afro, adj. and n.)
  • Afro pick
  • Afroed
• (Under angry, adj.)
  • angry white male
• (Under applause, n.)
  • applause line
• (Under attack, n.)
  • attack dog
• (Under augemented, adj.)
  • augmented reality
• (Under back-, comb. form)
  • back-court
• (Under bat, n.¹)
  • bat fly
• (Under big, adj.)
  • big pharma
• (Under bio-, comb. form)
  • bioremediation
• (Under black, n.)
  • black-white
• (Under black, adj.)
  • black gram
• (Under body, n.)
  • body fascism
  • body fascist
• (Under brood, n.)
  • brood parasite
  • brood parasitism
• (Under bush, n.¹)
  • bushmeat
• (Under C, n.)
  • CD-R
  • CD-RW
• (Under call, n.)
  • call barring
  • call diversion
  • call forwarding
  • call return
• (Under campo, n.²)
  • campo flicker
• (Under canvas | canvass, n.)
  • canvas town
• (Under centriole, n.)
  • centriolar
• (Under chelate, adj. (and n.))
  • chelation therapy
• (Under cinder, n.)
  • cinderblock
• (Under closet, n.)
  • closet case
• (Under corn, n.¹)
  • corn dog
• (Under crash, n.¹)
  • crash cart
• (Under credit, n.)
  • credit note
• (Under criminal, adj. and n.)
  • criminal negligence
  • criminal law
  • criminal lawyer
• (Under D, n.)
  • DL
• (Under deep, adj.)
  • deep tissue
  • deep-tissue massage
• (Under designated, adj.)
  • designated driver
• (Under dirty, adj.)
  • dirty bomb
• (Under driving, n.)
  • driving school
• (Under Dutch, adj., n., and adv.)
  • Dutch pot
• (Under elk, n.¹)
  • elkhorn
• (Under fairy, n. and adj.)
  • fairy dust
• (Under false, adj., adv., and n.)
  • false mastic
• (Under family, n.)
  • family law
• (Under figure, n.)
  • figure-hugging
• (Under folk, n.)
  • folkcraft
• (Under Frankenstein, n.)
  • Frankenstein food
• (Under funnel, n.¹)
  • funnel-neck
  • funnel-necked
• (Under gender, n.)
  • gender-neutral
• (Under good, adj., adv. and n.)
  • good old boy
• (Under guided, adj.)
  • guided imagery
• (Under hook, v.)
  • to hook up
• (Under Hoover, n.)
  • hoover
• (Under hot, adj. (and n.²)
  • hot tub
  • hot-tubber
• (Under house, n.¹)
  • house pit
• (Under human, adj. (and n.)
  • human beatbox
• (Under hump-backed, adj.)
  • hump-backed fly
• (Under I, n.)
  • ICU
  • ITU
  • IBS
• (Under infinity, n.)
  • infinity pool
• (Under invasive, adj.)
  • invasively
• (Under ionotropy, n.)
  • ionotropic
• (Under iris, n.)
  • iris recognition
  • iris scan
  • iris scanner
  • iris scanning
• (Under kitty, n.⁴)
  • kitty party
• (Under last, adj., n.⁶, and adv.)
  • last chance saloon
• (Under life, n.)
  • life coach
  • life coaching
• (Under lifelong, adj.)
  • lifelong learning
• (Under rape, n.²)
  • rape alarm
• (Under regime, n.)
  • regime change
• (Under rocket, n.³)
  • rocket science
• (Under S, n.¹)
  • SBF
  • SBM
  • SJF
  • SJM
  • SWF
  • SWM
• (Under scratch, n.¹)
  • scratch plate
• (Under scuttle, n.⁵)
  • scuttle fly
• (Under sea, n.)
  • sea channel
• (Under senior, adj. and n.)
  • senior moment
• (Under side, n.¹)
  • side-necked turtle
• (Under signal, n.)
  • signal peptide
  • signal sequence
• (Under sodium, n.)
  • sodium nitroprusside
• (Under stadium, n.)
  • stadium rock
• (Under stranger, n. (and adj.))
  • stranger danger
• (Under swift, adj.(and adv.))
  • swift half
• (Under tart, n.)
  • tart with a heart
• (Under three-point, adj.)
  • three-pointer
• (Under throw-, comb. form)
  • throw-down
• (Under throw, v.¹)
  • to throw down
• (Under track n.)
  • track pants
• (Under trade, n.)
  • trade coin
• (Under trousers, n.)
  • trouser snake
• (Under U, n.¹)
  • UCAS
• (Under university, n.)
  • University of the Third Age
• (Under velvet, n.)
  • velvet divorce
• (Under wing, n.)
  • wing oyster
• (Under yellow, adj. and n.)
  • yellow-card

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• annulus, n.
• attachment, n.
• bang, n.¹
• beard, n.
• beard, v.
• beat, v.¹
• bed-head, n.
• bend, n.⁴
• bend, v.
• bent, adj.
• bite, n..
• blood, n.
• body, n.
• book, n.
• chug, v.
• chutney, n.
• clearing, n.
• cootie, n.²
• coupling, n.
• crash, v.
• cycle, n.
• date, n.²
• demographic, adj. and n.
• device, n.
• do, v.
• dodgy, adj.
• earth, n.¹
• egg-shell, n.
• enrobe, v.
• Fascism, n.
• Fascist, n. and adj.
• flash, n.²
• flip, v.
• floater, n.
• get, v.
• heterotic, adj.
• hoody | hoodie, n.
• iconize, v.
• invasive, adj.
• jump, v.
• keep, v.
• kid, n.¹
• kit, n.¹
• roam, v.
• roaming, n.
• rock, v.¹
• scrub, n.²
• shape, n.¹
• so, adv. and conj.
• speck, n.⁴
• step, v.
• stiffy, n.
• sweat, n.
• swiftie, n.
• table, n.
• tank, v.
• three-point, adj.
• tom-tom, v.
• tortilla, n.
• unicode, n.
• wand, v.
• wizard, n. and adj.
• word, n. and int.