June 2001 update

14 June 2001 saw the publication of the range of entries mebbe-memsahib 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

• mebendazole, n.
• mebutamate, n.
• mech, n.²
• mechanicized, a.
• mechanicly, adv.
• mechanizing, a.
• mechanographia, n.
• mechanosensory, a.
• mechanotherapeutic, a.
• mechatronic, a.
• mecillinam, n.
• Meckel’s ganglion, n.
• meco-, comb. form
• mecoprop, n.
• Mecoptera, n.
• mecopteran, n. and a.
• mecopterous, a.
• medaka, n.
• Medal of Honour, n.
• medazepam, n.
• mediacracy, n.
• mediacrat, n.
• medialization, n.
• medialize, v.
• media luna, n.
• medialward, adv.
• medialwards, adv.
• mediascape, n.
• mediastinoscope, n.
• mediastinoscopic, a.
• media wasp, n.
• medicinary, n.
• Medicis, n.
• medicus, n.
• medietas linguae, n.
• medigap, n.
• Medinan, n. and a.
• Medinese, a. and n.
• mediocrely, adv.
• mediocritist, n.
• mediocritizing, n.
• medioxumus, n.
• meditational, a.
• Mediterraneanized, a.
• Medithermal, a. (and n.)
• medroxyprogesterone, n.
• meds, n.
• medspeak, n.
• medullate, a.
• medullate, v.²
• medullation, n.
• medulloblast, n.
• Medullosa, n.
• medullosan, a. and n.
• medullosean, a.
• mee krob, n.
• meemaw, n. and a.
• mee-maw, v.
• mee-mawing, n.
• mee-mawing, a.
• meester, n.
• meetable, a.
• meet-and-greet, a. and n.
• meeting-ground, n.
• meetsuk, n.
• meeverly, adv. and a.
• mefloquine, n.
• megabook, a. and n.
• Megachile, n.
• megachilid, a. and n.
• megacorporate, a.
• megacorporation, n.
• megacryst, n.
• megadollar, a. and n.
• megadontia, n.
• megadontism, n.
• megadonty, n.
• megafauna, n.
• megagametogenesis, n.
• megakaryoblast, n.
• megalencephaly, n.
• megalocytosis, n.
• megalonychid, n. and a.
• megalopsychia, n.
• Megaloptera, n.
• megalosaurid, n. and a.
• mega-million, a. and n.
• mega-money, n. and a.
• megamouth, n.
• Megan’s Law, n.
• megaphyll, n.
• megaphylly, n.
• megapod, n. and a.
• mega-rich, a. and n.
• megasclere, n.
• megaseller, n.
• megaselling, a.
• megasporangiate, a.
• megasporocyte, n.
• megasporogenesis, n.
• Meggie, n.
• megimide, n.
• megiston, n.
• Megleno-Romanian, n. (and a.)
• MEGO, n.
• megstie, int.
• Meherrin, n. and a.
• Meibion Glyndwr, n.
• meid, n.
• meidjie, n.
• Meigs’ syndrome, n.
• Meinongian, a.
• meio-, comb. form
• meishi, n.
• meisle, v.
• me-ism, n.
• Meissner, n.
• meister, n.
• Meistergesang, n.
• Meistersänger, n.
• meisterwerk, n.
• Meithei, n.
• meitnerium, n.
• me judice, adv.
• mela, n.²
• melakarta, n.
• Melanau, n.
• melancholiously, adv.
• melancholy, adv.
• Melanchthonist, n.
• melangery, n.
• melangeur, n.
• melanized, a.
• melanocarcinoma, n.
• melanochalcite, n.
• melanocytic, a.
• melanomatous, a.
• melanorosaurid, n. and a.
• melanosarcoma, n.
• melarsoprol, n.
• melastomataceous, a.
• melastome, n.
• melba finch, n.
• Melchizedekian, n. and a.
• mele, n.²
• Meletian, n.¹ and a.¹
• Meletian, n.² and a.²
• melinophane, n.
• meliphagid, n. and a.
• melissene, n.
• melissopalynology, n.
• melissylene, n.
• Melitaean, a.
• melius inquirendum, n.
• melkboom, n.
• melkhout, n.
• meller, n.¹
• meller, n.²
• meller, v.
• mellerdrammer, n.
• Melleril, n.
• Mellin, n.
• mellish, a.
• mell of a hess, n.
• mellow, n.²
• mellow, n.³
• mellowish, a.
• mellyvous, a.
• Melmac, n.
• melmot, n.
• melo-, comb. form
• melodica, n.
• melodied, a.
• melodikon, n.
• melograph, n.²
• melographic, a.²
• melony, a.
• melopoeian, n.
• mel rosat, n.
• mel roset, n.
• melting, n.²
• melt-in-the-mouth, a.
• melt ladle, n.
• Melton Mowbray, n.
• melt pot, n.
• melt-through, n.
• memberment, n.
• membrance, n.²
• membranelle, n.
• membranoproliferative, a.
• memetic, a.
• memic, a.
• memo, v.
• memoranduming, n.
• memorat, n.
• memorate, n.
• Memphis, n.
• Memphite, a. and n.
• Men, n.

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

• (Under mechanical a. and n.)
  • mechanical bank
  • mechanical engineer
  • mechanical engineering
  • mechanical pencil
  • mechanical rights
  • mechanical tissue
• (Under mechanico- comb. form)
  • mechanico-receptor
• (Under meconium n.)
  • meconium ileus
• (Under medallion n.)
  • medallion man
• (Under media n.²)
  • media baron
  • media blitz
  • media centre
  • media circus
  • media consultant
  • media darling
  • media event
  • media-friendly
  • media hype
  • media junkie
  • media man
  • media market
  • media mix
  • media person
  • media room
  • media-savvy
  • media-shy
  • mediaspeak
  • media-wise
• (Under medial a. and n.)
  • medial lemniscus
  • medial malleolus
• (Under median n.² and a.²)
  • median eminence
  • median valley
  • median wasp
• (Under mediastinoscopic a.)
  • mediastinoscopically
• (Under mediatize v.)
  • mediatizing
• (Under Medicaid n.)
  • Medicaid mill
• (Under medical a. and n.)
  • medical audit
  • medical auditing
  • medical Greek
  • medical imagery
  • medical imaging
  • medical redshirt
• (Under Medici n.)
  • Medici vase
• (Under medicinal a. and n.)
  • medicinal leech
• (Under medicine n.¹)
  • medicine spoon
  • medicine society
  • medicine wheel
• (Under Mediterranean a. and n.)
  • Mediterranean blue
  • Mediterranean-style
• (Under medium n. and a.)
  • medium density fibreboard
  • medium format
  • medium-pacer
• (Under medullary a.)
  • medullary carcinoma
  • medullary plate
• (Under Medusa n.)
  • medusafish
• (Under mega- comb. form)
  • megafossil
  • megagametocyte
  • megaoesophagus
  • megaplume
  • megaureter
  • megapixel
  • megabitch
  • megacarrier
  • megacentre
  • megachurch
  • megadecibel
  • megadose
  • megahit
  • megamedia
  • megastate
  • megatrend
• (Under megafauna n.)
  • megafaunal
• (Under megagametophyte n.)
  • megagametophytic
• (Under megakaryoblast n.)
  • megakaryoblastic
• (Under meibomian a.)
  • meibomian cyst
• (Under Meissner n.)
  • Meissner’s plexus
  • Meissner corpuscle
• (Under Melanesian n. and a.)
  • Melanesian Pidgin
• (Under melissopalynology n.)
  • melissopalynological
  • melissopalynologist
• (Under mellow a.)
  • mellow bug
• (Under melodious a.)
  • melodious warbler
• (Under melon n.¹)
  • melon ball
  • melon baller
  • melonhead
• (Under melting a. and adv.)
  • melting moment
• (Under membership n.)
  • membership card
  • membership fee
• (Under membrane n.)
  • membrane keypad
  • membrane potential
  • membrane switch
• (Under membranous a.)
  • membranous glomerulonephritis
• (Under memo n. (and int.))
  • memo pad
• (Under memoirist n.)
  • memoiristic
• (Under memorandum int. and n.)
  • memorandum of understanding
• (Under memorial a. and n.)
  • memorial park
• (Under memory n.)
  • memory cache
  • memory card
  • memory map
  • memory mapping
  • memory-mapped
  • memory metal
  • memory palace
  • memory root
  • memory theatre

Out-of-sequence new entries

14 June 2001 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• acid jazz, n.
• alcopop, n.
• balti, n.²
• Balti, a. and n.¹
• Bollywood, n.
• Bosman, n.²
• Brit-, comb. form
• Britpop, n. and a.
• channel surf, v.
• channel surfer, n.
• channel surfing, n.
• clickable, a.
• com, n.
• cyber, a.
• cyber-, comb. form
• cybercafé, n.
• cybercultural, a.
• cyberculture, n.
• Cyberia, n.
• cybernaut, n.
• cyberphobia, n.
• cybersex, n.
• cybershop, n.
• cybershop, v.
• cybersquatter, n.
• cybersquatting, n.
• deejay, v.
• deejaying, n.
• DJ, v.
• DJ-ing, n.
• docusoap, n.
• doh, int.
• dotcom, n.
• double-click, v.
• double click, n.
• drum and bass, n.
• duh, int.
• dumb down, v.
• E. coli, n.¹
• E. coli, n.²
• emoticon, n.
• Euro, n.²
• European Union, n.
• FAQ, n.
• feel-good, n. and a.
• full monty, n. (and a.)
• gangsta, n. and a.
• Generation X, n.
• genetic engineering, n.
• genetic modification, n.
• home page, n.
• homie, n.
• hyperlink, n.
• hyperlink, v.
• hyperlinked, a.
• hyperlinking, n.
• hypertext, n.
• Internet, n.
• internet, v.
• internetwork, n. and a.
• internetwork, v.
• internetworking, n.
• internetworking, a.
• junglist, n. and a.
• Kosovan, a. and n.
• Kosovar, n. and a.
• ladette, n.
• mobile phone, n.
• MP3, n.
• MPEG, n.
• mullet, n.⁹
• New Labour, n.
• new lad, n.
• new man, n.¹
• newsgroup, n.
• nutraceutical, n. and a.
• off-message, adv. and a.
• on message, adv. and a.
• phat, a.
• road rage, n.
• roid, n.
• smiley, n.
• smiley face, n.
• spam, v.
• spammer, n.
• spamming, n.
• special needs, n. and a.
• surfing, n.
• third way, n.
• trip hop, n.
• trip-hopper, n.
• WAP, n.⁴
• webcam, n.
• webcast, n.
• webcasting, n.
• webliography, n.
• webmeister, n.
• web site, n.
• webzine, n.
• World Wide Web, n.
• Y2K, n.
• year 2000, n.

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

• (Under A)
  • A and E
• (Under accident n.)
  • accident and emergency
• (Under alternative a. and n.)
  • alternative energy
• (Under arse v.)
  • can’t be arsed
• (Under asylum n.)
  • asylum seeker
• (Under B)
  • B2B
• (Under bad a. (and n.))
  • bad hair day
• (Under big a.)
  • big beat
• (Under boy n.¹)
  • boy band
• (Under C)
  • CCTV
  • CSA
• (Under call n.)
  • call centre
• (Under care n.¹)
  • care in the community
  • care assistant
  • care attendant
  • caregiver
  • caregiving
  • care group
  • care worker
• (Under cat n.¹)
  • cat flap
• (Under chat n.¹)
  • chat room
• (Under cheesy a.)
  • cheesy grin
• (Under child n.)
  • Child Support Agency
• (Under club v.)
  • to go (out) clubbing
• (Under control n.)
  • control freak
• (Under dance n.)
  • dance music
• (Under desert n.²)
  • Desert Storm syndrome
• (Under direct a. and adv.)
  • direct debit
• (Under domain n.)
  • domain name
• (Under E)
  • EU
• (Under European a. and n.)
  • European monetary union
• (Under F)
  • FoE
• (Under feel-good n. and a.)
  • feel-good factor
• (Under frequently adv.)
  • frequently asked question
• (Under friend n. and a.)
  • Friends of the Earth
• (Under functional a. and n.)
  • functional food
• (Under G)
  • G8
  • GM
  • GMO
  • GNVQ
• (Under gangster n.)
  • gangster rap
  • gangster rapper
• (Under genetically adv.)
  • genetically engineered
  • genetically modified
• (Under Good Friday n.)
  • Good Friday agreement
• (Under Greek a.)
  • Greek salad
• (Under group n.)
  • Group of Eight
• (Under gulf n.)
  • Gulf War Syndrome
• (Under H)
  • HTML
  • HTTP
• (Under highway n.)
  • data highway
  • information highway
• (Under human a. (n.))
  • human BSE
• (Under hypertext n.)
  • hypertext link
  • Hypertext Markup Language
  • hypertext transfer protocol
  • hypertext transport protocol
• (Under income n.¹)
  • income support
• (Under information n.)
  • information superhighway
• (Under lad n.¹)
  • lad culture
  • lad mag
  • lads’ mag
• (Under leader n.¹)
  • Leader of the Opposition
• (Under life-style n.)
  • lifestyle drug
• (Under millennium n.)
  • millennium bug
• (Under music n. and a.)
  • music video
• (Under N)
  • nvCJD
  • NVQ
• (Under name v.)
  • to name and shame
• (Under national a. and n.)
  • National Vocational Qualification
• (Under new a. and n.)
  • new variant CJD
  • new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• (Under P)
  • PPV
• (Under pants n. pl.)
  • pile (also load) of pants
• (Under pay v.¹)
  • pay-and-display
  • pay-per-view
  • pay cable
  • pay channel
• (Under peace n.)
  • peace accord
  • peace agreement
  • peace initiative
  • peace settlement
  • peace treaty
  • peace dividend
  • peace process
• (Under performance n.)
  • performance-enhancing
• (Under postcode n.)
  • postcode lottery
• (Under push n.¹)
  • push technology
• (Under quality n.)
  • quality time
• (Under rage n.)
  • pavement rage
  • trolley rage
• (Under retail n.¹ (and a.))
  • retail park
  • retail therapy
• (Under S)
  • SVQ
• (Under Scottish a. and n.)
  • Scottish Vocational Qualification
• (Under search n.)
  • search engine
• (Under serial a. and n.)
  • serial killer
  • serial killing
  • serial marriage
  • serial monogamy
  • serial monogamist
• (Under shell n.)
  • shell suit
• (Under six a. and n.)
  • six-pack
• (Under snail n.¹)
  • snail mail
• (Under student n.¹)
  • student loan
• (Under super- prefix)
  • superhighway
• (Under surf v.)
  • netsurf
  • web-surf
• (Under surfer n.)
  • data surfer
  • database surfer
• (Under surfing n.)
  • netsurfing
  • web surfing
• (Under trailer n.)
  • trailer trash
• (Under twenty-four n.)
  • 24-7
• (Under urban a. and n.)
  • urban folklore
  • urban legend
  • urban myth
• (Under V)
  • VOD
• (Under video n.)
  • video diary
  • video on demand
• (Under W)
  • W3
  • WWW
• (Under web n.)
  • web access
  • web address
  • web design
  • web designer
  • web developer
  • web publisher
  • web publishing
  • web surfer
  • web surfing
  • web-aware
  • web-based
  • web-centric
  • web-ready
  • web browser
  • web-enabled
  • web page
  • web ring
  • web server
• (Under wireless a. (n.))
  • wireless application protocol
• (Under zero n.)
  • zero-tolerance

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• asylum n.
• browser n.
• care n.¹
• casualty n.
• chat n.¹
• cheese n.¹
• cheesy a.
• click n.¹
• click v.¹
• clubber n.
• clubbing vbl. n.
• cookie n.
• dance n.
• dot n.¹
• Euro n.²
• fair-trade n.
• icon n.
• jungle n.
• lad n.¹
• mobile n.⁵
• net n.¹
• serial a. and n.
• site n.²
• slacker n.
• Spam n.
• web n.