September 2001 update

13 September 2001 saw the publication of the range of entries Men-mesylation 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

• menachin, n.
• ménage à quatre, n.
• menaquinone, n.
• Menckenesque, a.
• Menckenian, a.
• Menckenism, n.
• Mendèsism, n.
• Mendèsist, n. and a.
• Mendlesham chair, n.
• Mendoub, n.
• menehune, n.
• mene mene tekel, phr. and n.
• mene mene tekel upharsin, n. and phr.
• me-ness, n.
• menetekel, n. and phr.
• menina, n.
• meningococcaemia, n.
• Menippized, a.
• meniscectomy, n.
• Menkes, n.
• men-like, a.
• Mennonitism, n.
• meno-, comb. form
• menological, a.
• menomin, n.
• Mensan, n.
• mense, n.²
• mense, n.³
• mensure, v.
• mentalese, n.
• mentalité, n.
• mentee, n.
• menthane, n.
• Mentholatum, n.
• menthyl, n.
• mentoposterior, a.
• mentor, v.
• mentoring, n.
• mentovertical, a.
• mentula, n.
• menu gastronomique, n.
• menuisier, n.
• menuki, n.
• meonic, a.
• meo periculo, phr.
• Mephistophelism, n.
• mephitize, v.
• mepivacaine, n.
• Mepps, n.
• mercatorian, a.
• Mercedarian, n.
• merchantess, n.
• merchant marine, n.
• merchant mariner, n.
• Merchene law, n.
• Mercosur, n.
• mer de glace, n.
• merengue, v.
• mereological, a.
• merestone, v.
• Meretz, n.
• merguez, n.
• -meric, comb. form
• meridian, v.
• meridian quadrant, n.
• méridienne, n.
• merienda, n.
• Merina, n. (and a.)
• meringue, v.
• -merism, comb. form
• merismatoid, a.
• merismus, n.
• meristoderm, n.
• meristogenous, a.
• Meritage, n.
• Merkavah, n.
• Merkel, n.
• Merkin, n.²
• merlette, n.
• merlion, n.³
• mermithid, n. and a.
• merogon, n.
• merogonial, a.
• merohedry, n.
• mero motu, adv.
• meront, n.
• meronym, n.
• meronymy, n.
• merosymmetric, a.
• merozygote, n.
• merrierly, adv.
• Merseyside, a. and n.
• Mertensia, n.
• Mertensian, a.
• Mertonian, a.²
• merumsuracum, n.
• Merveille du Jour, n.
• mesalazine, n.
• mesati-, comb. form
• mesc, n.
• Mescalero, n. and a.
• mesclun, n.
• mesem, n.
• meserenical, a.
• Mesha, n.
• Meshed, n.
• Mesher, n.
• mesia, n.
• mesiobuccal, a.
• mesiolingual, a.
• mesitoate, n.
• mesitoic, a.
• mesitol, n.
• Meskhetian, n. and a.
• Meskin, n. (and a.)
• Meskwaki, n. and a.
• mesocosm, n.
• mesocotyl, n.
• mesocotylar, a.
• mesofauna, n.
• mesogastropod, n.
• mesolecithal, a.
• mesometrial, a.
• mesonoxian, a.
• mesophilous, a.
• mesophytic, a.¹
• mesosaur, n.
• mesoscopically, adv.
• mesosomal, a.¹
• mesosomal, a.²
• mesostyle, n.
• mesotrophic, a.
• mesozeugma, n.
• mesple, n.
• Mess., n.²
• messager, n.
• Messalianism, n.
• Mess Around, n.
• messed-up, a.
• messengering, n.
• Messer, n.¹
• Messinese, n. and a.
• Messinian, n. and a.
• Messrs., n.
• Mesta, n.
• Mestinon, n.
• mestizaje, n.
• mest-koek, n.
• mesyl, n.
• mesylate, n.
• mesylation, n.

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

• (Under Mendelian a. and n.)
  • Mendelian ratio
• (Under menstrual a. and n.)
  • menstrual extraction
• (Under mental a.¹ and n.)
  • mental block
  • mental blocking
  • mental eye
  • mental health break
  • mental health day
  • mental note
• (Under menu n.)
  • menu bar
  • menu French
  • menu pricing
• (Under mercantile a. and n.)
  • mercantile store
• (Under merchant n. and a.)
  • merchant princess
  • merchant ware
• (Under mercuric a.)
  • mercuric iodide
  • mercuric oxide
• (Under mercurous a.)
  • mercurous chloride
  • mercurous sulphate
• (Under mercury n.)
  • mercury break
  • mercury porosimetry
  • mercury’s statue
  • mercury sulphide
  • mercury switch
  • mercury-tilt
  • mercury vapour light
• (Under mercy n. and int.)
  • mercy fuck
• (Under mere a.²)
  • mere-white
• (Under merger n.¹)
  • merger mania
• (Under meridian a.)
  • meridian passage
  • meridian transit
• (Under merit n.)
  • merit award
  • merit badge
  • merit good
• (Under meritocratic a.)
  • meritocratically
• (Under mermaid n.)
  • mermaid’s tresses
• (Under mesencephalic a.)
  • mesencephalic flexure
• (Under mesh n. (and a.))
  • mesh stocking
• (Under mesitoic a.)
  • mesitoic acid
• (Under mesitylic a.)
  • mesitylic acid
• (Under mesmerizing a.)
  • mesmerizingly
• (Under Meso-American a. and n.)
  • Mesoamericanist
• (Under mesospore n.)
  • mesosporial
• (Under mess n.¹)
  • mess box
• (Under message n. and a.)
  • message board
  • message box
  • message pad
  • message switching
  • message traffic
• (Under Messiah n.)
  • Messiah complex
  • Messiah figure
• (Under messing n.¹)
  • messing-knife

Out-of-sequence new entries

13 September 2001 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• African-American, n. and a.
• app, n.
• applet, n.
• approximant, n.
• bi-curious, a.
• codependence, n.
• codependency, n.
• codependent, n.
• codependent, a.
• comb-over, n.
• comfort zone, n.
• Cyberian, n. and a.
• cyberphobe, n.
• DVD, n.
• e-, comb. form
• e-book, n.
• e-business, n.
• e-cash, n.
• e-commerce, n.
• E-fit, n.
• electronic book, n.
• e-money, n.
• e-tailer, n.
• e-tailing, n.
• e-ticket, n.
• e-ticketing, n.
• e-zine, n.
• firewall, n.
• flunitrazepam, n.
• fluoxetine, n.
• Fourth World, n.
• genomic, a.
• genomics, n.
• gridlock, n. and a.
• gridlock, v.
• gridlocked, a.
• guilt-trip, v.
• guilt trip, n.
• Hamas, n.
• handbag, n.
• homeobox, n.
• homeodomain, n.
• hot-desk, v.
• hot desk, n.
• hot-desker, n.
• hot-desking, n.
• Hox, n.²
• inner child, n.
• institutionalized, a.
• internetworked, a.
• jubbly, a. and n.
• kiss and tell, n. and a.
• leptin, n.
• Little League, n. and a.
• Little Leaguer, n.
• loose cannon, n.
• lovely jubbly, int., n., and a.
• no-brainer, n. and a.
• noughties, n.
• ob, n.⁴
• prepone, v.
• proteome, n.
• proteomics, n.
• Prozac, n.
• Rohypnol, n.
• saddo, n.
• set-top, a.
• sildenafil, n.
• Viagra, n.
• webmaster, n.

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

• (Under A)
  • ADD
  • ADHD
  • ADSL
  • API
• (Under accident n.)
  • an accident waiting to happen
• (Under analogue n. and a.)
  • analogue-to-digital
  • analogue-to-digital converter
• (Under anger n.)
  • anger management
• (Under application n.)
  • application program interface
  • application programming
  • application programming interface
  • application software
  • applications software
• (Under asymmetric a.)
  • asymmetric digital subscriber line
• (Under attention n.)
  • attention deficit
  • attention deficit disorder
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • attention span
• (Under attentional a.)
  • attentional deficit
  • attentional deficit disorder
• (Under be v.)
  • to be there (also here) for
• (Under breath n.)
  • a breath of fresh air
  • don’t hold your breath
• (Under C)
  • CD burner
• (Under child n.)
  • child within
• (Under D)
  • DAB
  • DSL
• (Under digital a. and n.)
  • digital-to-analogue
  • digital-to-analogue converter
  • to go digital
  • digital audio
  • digital audio broadcasting
  • digital cash
  • digital signature
  • digital subscriber loop
  • digital television
  • digital tuner
  • digital tuning
  • digital TV
  • digital versatile disc
  • digital video disc
• (Under electronic a.)
  • electronic banking
  • electronic cash
  • electronic money
  • electronic notebook
  • electronic organizer
  • electronic purse
  • electronic shopping
• (Under game n.)
  • game console
  • games console
• (Under gap n.¹)
  • gap year
• (Under general a. and n.)
  • General National Vocational Qualification
• (Under go v.)
  • to go out
  • to go
  • to go for it
  • go figure
  • don’t (even) go there
• (Under grunge n.)
  • grunger
• (Under hand n.¹)
  • in (also into) safe hands
  • a safe pair of hands
  • hand-job
• (Under handbag n.)
  • handbags at dawn
  • handbags at ten paces
  • handbag situation
  • handbag house
  • handbaggy
• (Under hedgehog n.)
  • sonic hedgehog
• (Under item adv. and n.)
  • to be an item
• (Under keyhole n.)
  • keyhole surgery
• (Under killer n.)
  • killer app
  • killer application
• (Under minimal a.)
  • minimal brain dysfunction
• (Under minimally adv.)
  • minimally invasive
• (Under product n.¹)
  • product placement
• (Under reality n.)
  • reality-based
  • reality check
  • reality checking
  • reality programming
  • reality show
  • reality television
  • reality TV
• (Under S)
  • SBS
• (Under short a., n., and adv.)
  • short sharp shock
  • short of a —
• (Under sick a. and n.)
  • sick building
  • sick building syndrome
• (Under there adv. (a., n.))
  • to have been there, done that
  • been there, done that (etc.)
• (Under think v.²)
  • to not even think about (something)
  • don’t even think about it!
• (Under tight a. (adv.))
  • tight building syndrome
• (Under unthinkable a. and n.)
  • to think the unthinkable
  • to think about the unthinkable
• (Under wish v.)
  • you (or I) wish

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• amplification n.
• amplify v.
• analogue n. and a.
• application n.
• console n.
• digital a. and n.
• firewall n.
• fit a.
• grunge n.
• grungy a.
• obese a.
• pashmina n.
• roll-over n.
• sad a. and adv.
• sample n.
• sample v.
• sampled ppl. a.
• sampler n.²
• sampling vbl. n.
• slash-and-burn attrib. phr.
• sorted a. (and int.)
• ticketless a.
• tight a. (adv.)
• tsar n.
• whatever pron. and a.
• wired ppl. a.