September 2004 update

9 September 2004 saw the publication of the range of entries orb-ottroye in the New Edition. In addition to revised versions of Second Edition entries, this range contains the entries listed below. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

List of new words

• ORBAT, n.
• orbited, a.¹
• orbiting, n.¹
• orbitolinid, a. and n.
• orchio-, comb. form
• Orcish, a. and n.
• ordie, n.
• ordinally, adv.
• ordinance, v.
• Ordnung, n.
• ore, n.⁴
• orecchiette, n.
• oreo, n.²
• orewood, n.
• orexigenic, a.
• orey-eyed, a.
• organal, n.
• organella, n.
• organified, a.
• organophosphorous, a.
• organotypic, a.
• organster, n.
• organule, n.
• Ori, n.
• originalism, n.
• orinasal, a. and n.
• Orkhon, n.
• orley, n.
• orlistat, n.
• ornamenting, n.
• ornamentor, n.
• ornithogeographic, a.
• ornithogeographical, a.
• ornithogeography, n.
• Ornitholestes, n.
• ornithomimid, a. and n.
• ornithomimosaur, n.
• Ornithomimus, n.
• ornithomorph, n.
• ornithurine, a. and n.
• oro-, comb. form²
• orobanchaceous, a.
• oromandibular, a.
• Oromo, n. and a.
• orphanizing, n.
• orphanotrophium, n.
• orthide, n. and a.
• ortho, a.² (and n.)
• orthodoxan, n.
• orthogenic, a.
• orthogonalizing, n.
• orthogonion, n.
• orthogonium, n.
• orthokeratology, n.
• orthology, n.²
• orthonectid, n.
• Orthonectida, n.
• orthoplasy, n.
• orthorexia, n.
• orthorexic, n. and a.
• Ortonesque, a.
• orzo, n.
• Os, n.³
• Oscan-Umbrian, a. and n.
• Oscar, n.²
• oscar, n.⁴
• Oscar, v.
• Oscar Asche, n.
• Oscared, a.
• oscillo-, comb. form
• oscine, n.²
• oscularity, n.
• osetrova, n.
• os frontis, n.
• oshi, n.
• oshi-dashi, n.
• oshi-taoshi, n.
• Osiandrine, n.
• Osirified, a.
• Osler, n.
• Oslerian, a. and n.
• Osler-Rendu-Weber, n.
• Osler-Weber-Rendu, n.
• Osmia, n.
• osmolyte, n.
• osmometrical, a.
• osmophile, a.
• osmotherapy, n.¹
• osmotherapy, n.²
• osmoticum, n.
• os penis, n.
• osseointegrated, a.
• osseointegration, n.
• Ossetin, a. and n.
• Ossewa Brandwag, n.
• ossi-, comb. form
• ossicusp, n.
• ossifer, n.
• ostalgy, n.
• ostariophysan, n. and a.
• Osteichthyes, n.
• osteitis deformans, n.
• osteitis fibrosa, n.
• ostend, v.²
• ostensoir, n.
• ostensorio, n.
• ostensorium, n.
• osteocalcin, n.
• osteochondritis dissecans, n.
• osteochondrosis, n.
• osteoclasia, n.
• osteolepiform, a. and n.
• osteometric, a.
• osteonecrosis, n.
• osteophytosis, n.
• osteoplastic, n.
• osteopsathyrosis, n.
• osteosclerotic, a.
• Osteospermum, n.
• ostiarius, n.
• ostiolum, n.
• Ostjuden, n.
• ostracization, n.
• Ostracoda, n.
• otaku, n.
• otectomy, n.
• oth, prep. and conj.
• Othello, n.
• otherside, adv. and prep.
• othertime, adv.
• otherward, adv.
• otoacoustic, a.
• otocranium, n.
• Otoe, n. and a.
• Oto-Manguean, n. and a.
• Otomian, n. and a.
• Otsego bass, n.
• otter hunter, n.
• Ottomanized, a.

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

• (Under orb, n.¹)
  • orb spider
  • orb-web spider
• (Under orbital, a. and n.)
  • orbital quantum number
  • orbital sander
  • orbital tower
• (Under orchard, n.)
  • orchard pear tree
• (Under orchid, n. (and a.))
  • orchid cactus
• (Under orchido-, comb. form)
  • orchidophile
• (Under ordeal, n.)
  • ordeal bark
  • ordeal poison
  • ordeal tree
• (Under order, n.)
  • order-driven
• (Under ordinary, a. and adv.)
  • ordinary grade
  • ordinary time
• (Under Oregon, n.)
  • Oregon alder
  • Oregon myrtle
  • Oregon boot
• (Under organ, n.¹)
  • organ bank
  • organ meat
  • organ tone
• (Under organic, a. and n.)
  • organic metal
• (Under organized, a.)
  • organized religion
• (Under organo-, comb. form)
  • organomegaly
  • organoclay
• (Under orgiastic, a.)
  • orgiasticism
• (Under oriental, a. and n.)
  • Oriental cockroach
  • Oriental despotism
• (Under original, a. and n.)
  • original equipment manufacturer
  • original gravity
• (Under originating, a.)
  • originating summons
• (Under origination, n.)
  • origination fee
• (Under Orion, n.)
  • Orion’s belt
• (Under Orkney, a. and n.)
  • Orkney cheddar
  • Orkney cheese
• (Under ornithine, n.)
  • ornithine carbamoyltransferase
  • ornithine decarboxylase
  • ornithine transcarbamylase
• (Under orocline, n.)
  • oroclinal
• (Under orphan, n. and a.)
  • orphan assets
• (Under Orphean, a. and n.)
  • Orphean warbler
• (Under orra, a.)
  • orra-loon
• (Under orris root, n.)
  • orris root oil
• (Under ortho-, comb. form)
  • orthoquartzite
• (Under orthoscopic, a. and n.)
  • orthoscopic eyepiece
• (Under Osage, n. and a.)
  • Osage apple
  • Osage thorn
• (Under oscillating, a.)
  • oscillating universe
• (Under osculating, a.)
  • osculating element
  • osculating ellipse
• (Under osier, n. and a.)
  • osier-ground
  • osier plantation
  • osier-plot
• (Under Osler-Weber-Rendu, n.)
  • Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
• (Under osmic, a.¹)
  • osmic tetroxide
• (Under osmo-, comb. form²)
  • osmotolerant
• (Under osteo-, comb. form)
  • osteoblastoma
  • osteochondral
  • osteopenia
  • osteophagia
  • osteosynthesis
• (Under ostler, n.)
  • ostler-house
• (Under ostrich, n. and a.)
  • ostrich dinosaur
  • ostrich meat
• (Under Otaheite, a. and n.)
  • Otaheite cane
  • Otaheite gooseberry
  • Otaheite orange
  • Otaheite plum
• (Under other, a., pron., n., and adv.¹)
  • other life
• (Under otic, a.)
  • otic capsule
• (Under oto-, comb. form)
  • otoconite
• (Under otter, n.¹)
  • otter civet

Out-of-sequence new entries

9 September 2004 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• -alicious, comb. form
• anarcho-, comb. form
• anarcho-capitalism, n.
• anarcho-capitalist, n. and a.
• ancho, n.
• antineoplastic, a. and n.
• artsy, n.
• Atkins, n.²
• atto-, prefix
• babelicious, a.
• Barolong, a. and n.
• bartend, v.
• bartending, n.
• big tent, n.
• bimbo, n.³
• biofilm, n.
• biopsychosocial, a.
• bootylicious, a.
• Botox, n.
• Botox, v.
• Buddhological, a.
• Buddhologist, n.
• Buddhology, n.
• bumsters, n.
• bunker buster, n.
• caffè, n.
• caffè espresso, n.
• caffè latte, n.
• caffè macchiato, n.
• catastrophizer, n.
• chemonucleolysis, n.
• chetrum, n.
• chile ancho, n.
• chile poblano, n.
• clusterfuck, n.
• co-branded, a.
• co-branding, n.
• commentariat, n.
• Dadrock, n.
• day job, n.
• defrag, n.
• defrag, v.
• defragger, n.
• defragment, v.
• defragmentation, n.
• defragmenter, n.
• demassification, n.
• demassify, v.
• desi, a. and n.
• detectorist, n.
• die-off, n.
• dopaminergic, a.
• espresso macchiato, n.
• fluffer, n.²
• Foosball, n.
• foot-shooting, n.
• foot-shooting, a.
• French-braid, v.
• French braid, n.
• French-braided, a.
• French braiding, n.
• fungo, n.²
• fungo, v.
• Gerovital, n.
• Habanero, n. and a.
• half-pipe, n.
• home-sitter, n.
• home-sitting, n.
• hone, v.⁴
• house-sit, v.
• house-sitter, n.
• house-sitting, n.
• jarhead, n.
• jiggy, a.
• kleptocrat, n.
• kleptocratic, a.
• Krautrock, n.
• latte, n.
• latte macchiato, n.
• lesbigay, a. (and n.)
• lipstatin, n.
• pashmina, n. and a.
• poblano, n.
• punditocracy, n.
• rebadge, v.
• rebadged, a.
• rebrand, v.
• rebranded, a.
• rebranding, n.
• Rendu-Osler-Weber, n.
• reorg, n.
• repurpose, v.
• Rolong, n. and a.
• rotaxane, n.
• scally, n.
• scamorza, n.
• SCSI, n.
• Sensex, n.
• Serolong, n.
• sexual orientation, n.
• shit-stir, v.
• shit-stirrer, n.
• shit-stirring, n.
• shit-stirring, a.
• -sit, comb. form
• -sitter, comb. form
• -sitting, comb. form
• SoHo, n.³
• stakeholder, n.
• stakeholding, n.
• stan, n.
• Stepford, a.
• telco, n.
• threequel, n.
• track pad, n.
• wahoo, v.
• wahoo, int.
• will-call, a.
• yowzer, int.
• Zapatism, n.
• Zapatismo, n.
• Zapatist, n. and a.
• Zapatista, n. and a.

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

• (Under artsy, a.)
  • artsiness
• (Under asymmetric, a.)
  • asymmetric warfare
• (Under asymmetrical, a.)
  • asymmetrical warfare
• (Under B)
  • BEC
• (Under bandit, n.)
  • like a bandit (also bandits)
  • to make out like a bandit
• (Under base, n.¹)
  • base pay
• (Under beta, n.)
  • beta customer
• (Under big, a.)
  • big-endian
• (Under bio-)
  • bioinvader
  • bioinvasion
• (Under biological, a. (and n.))
  • biological invader
  • biological invasion
• (Under black, a.)
  • black diamond
• (Under blue, a.)
  • blue square
• (Under Bose-Einstein, n.)
  • Bose-Einstein condensate
• (Under bunker, n.¹)
  • bunker-busting
• (Under burger, n.)
  • burger van
• (Under burn-, comb. form)
  • burn rate
• (Under capital, a. and n.²)
  • capital sin
  • capital vice
• (Under cardinal, a.)
  • cardinal sin
• (Under cat, n.¹)
  • cat-sit
  • cat sitter
  • cat-sitting
• (Under catastrophize, v.)
  • catastrophizing
• (Under chip, n.¹)
  • chip van
• (Under cop, v.³)
  • to cop a feel
• (Under curry, n.²)
  • curry house
• (Under dating, vbl. n.)
  • dating agency
  • dating bureau
  • dating service
• (Under deep, a.)
  • deep cycle
  • deep cycling
• (Under dog, n.¹)
  • dog-sit
  • dog sitter
  • dog-sitting
• (Under drop, v.)
  • to drop science
• (Under dynamic, a. and n.)
  • dynamic pricing
• (Under F)
  • FEMA
• (Under fan, n.²)
  • fanboy
  • fangirl
• (Under farmer, n.²)
  • farmers’ market
• (Under fish, n.¹)
  • fish and chip van
• (Under flat, a., adv., and n.³)
  • flat-panel
• (Under foot, n.)
  • foot in the door
  • to get (also have) a (also one’s) foot in the door
• (Under fossil, a. and n.)
  • fossil record
• (Under French, a. and n.)
  • French plait
• (Under fuck, v.)
  • fuck buddy
• (Under G)
  • GI
• (Under garden, n.)
  • garden variety
• (Under gentleman, n.)
  • gentleman’s C
• (Under glycæmia, n.)
  • glycaemic index
• (Under green, a. and n.)
  • green circle
• (Under head, n.¹)
  • head fake
  • head-fake
• (Under heaven, n.)
  • cat heaven
  • dog heaven
• (Under hereditary, a. (n.))
  • hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
• (Under home, n.¹ and a.)
  • home banking
• (Under honourable, a. (n., adv.))
  • honourable discharge
• (Under insert, n.)
  • insert mode
• (Under jury, n.)
  • jury duty
• (Under kebab, n.)
  • kebab house
  • kebab van
• (Under large, a., adv., and n.)
  • to live large
  • to give it large
  • to have it large
• (Under large, v.)
  • to large it (up)
• (Under little, a., adv., and n.)
  • little-endian
• (Under R)
  • RIB
• (Under rigid, a. and n.)
  • rigid inflatable
• (Under S)
  • SUV
• (Under sign, v.¹)
  • to sign off on
• (Under space, n.¹)
  • space hopper
  • space tourism
  • space tourist
• (Under sport, n.¹)
  • sport-fucking
  • sport utility
  • sports utility
  • sports utility vehicle
  • sport ute
  • sport utility vehicle
• (Under sticky, a.²)
  • sticky foam
• (Under stir, v.)
  • to stir (up) shit
• (Under tart, n.)
  • tart card
• (Under time, n.)
  • time of the month
• (Under toilet, n.)
  • down the toilet
  • in the toilet
• (Under undesirable, a. and n.)
  • undesirable discharge
• (Under video-)
  • video dating

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• additive, a. and n.
• artsy, a.
• bimbo, n.²
• black, a.
• blue, a.
• brand, v.
• branding, vbl. n.
• catastrophize, v.
• chop, n.²
• closed, ppl. a.
• contagion, n.
• crap, n.¹ and a.
• cult, n. and a.²
• cup, n.
• decompress, v.
• decompression, n.
• fragmentation, n.
• fragmented, pa. pple. and ppl. a.
• green, a. and n.
• half-and-half, phr.
• heaven, n.
• hone, v.³
• -ism, suffix
• large, a., adv., and n.
• red, a. and n.
• tart, v.²
• Tex-Mex, a. and n.
• toilet, n.