March 2005 update

10 March 2005 saw the publication of the range of entries ovesting-Papua New Guinean 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

• ovesting, n.
• ovicaprid, n. and a.
• ovicaprine, n. and a.
• ovicide, n.³
• ovigenesis, n.
• oviglobulin, n.
• Oviraptor, n.
• oviraptorid, n. and a.
• oviraptorosaur, n.
• ovi-viviparity, n.
• ovogonial, a.
• ovogonium, n.
• ovotesticular, a.
• ovovitelline, a.
• Ovula, n.
• ovular, n.
• ovularian, a.²
• oware, n.
• Owczarek, n.
• Owenite, n.² and a.²
• owie, n.
• ownable, a.
• ownest, n.
• Owsley, n.
• oxalidaceous, a.
• oxathiene, n.
• oxathiin, n.
• oxoglutarate, n.
• oxoglutaric, a.
• oxychlorination, n.
• oxychloro, a.
• oxycodone, n.
• OxyContin, n.
• oxy-fatty, a.
• oxygenate, n.
• -oxyl, comb. form
• oxyphenbutazone, n.
• oxyphilic, a.²
• Oxytropis, n.
• oy, int.¹
• oyabun, n.
• oyakata, n.
• oyamel, n.
• Oz, n.³
• ozeki, n.
• Ozymandian, a.
• Ozymandias, n.
• Ozzie and Harriet, n. and a.
• P2P, a.¹ (n.)
• P2P, a.²
• p53, n.
• Pa, n.⁴
• pac-a-mac, n.
• PACE, n.⁴
• pace day, n.
• pacemaking, a.
• pace-setting, n.
• pace tanti viri dixerim, phr.
• paceway, n.
• pachanga, n.
• pachycephalosaur, n. and a.
• pachycephalosaurid, n. and a.
• Pachycephalosaurus, n.
• pachydont, a.
• Pacificward, adv. and a.
• packeted, a.
• packeting, n.
• packetization, n.
• packetize, v.
• packetized, a.
• packetizing, n.
• packetizing, a.
• packie, n.²
• paclitaxel, n.
• pad, int.
• Padanian, n. and a.
• Padaung, n. and a.
• padayatra, n.
• padder, n.³
• padding, a.²
• paddymelon, n.
• padiddle, int. and n.
• padloper, n.
• Padouca, n. and a.
• padrino, n.
• Padroado, n.
• padrona, n.
• paedicatio, n.
• paedo, a. and n.
• paedodontic, a.
• paedodontist, n.
• paepae, n.²
• paesano, n.
• pagati, n.
• pageanter, n.
• page-like, a.²
• pagetic, a.
• pagetoid, a.
• pahu, n.
• paiban, n.
• pain au chocolat, n.
• pain de campagne, n.
• pain de mie, n.
• painly, a.
• pain taker, n.
• paint chip, n.
• painterish, a.
• paint sprayer, n.
• paint-spraying, n.
• pain-worthy, a.
• pair-bond, v.
• pair-bonded, a.
• pairled, a.
• pair trawl, n.
• pair trawl, v.
• pair trawler, n.
• pair trawling, n.
• paisleyed, a.
• paitung, n.
• Paixhan, n.
• pakalolo, n.
• Pakhto, n. and a.
• Pakicetus, n.
• pakul, n.
• palacinka, n.
• palacsinta, n.
• paladar, n.
• palaeencephalic, a.
• palaeocon, n.
• palaeo-conservative, a. and n.
• palaeodemographic, a.
• palaeodemography, n.
• palaeoeconomic, a.
• palaeoeconomy, n.
• palaeoentomological, a.
• palaeoentomologist, n.
• palaeoentomology, n.
• Palaeo-Eskimo, n. and a.
• palaeoethnobotanical, a.
• palaeoethnobotanist, n.
• palaeoethnobotany, n.
• palaeognathous, a.
• palaeoichnologic, a.
• palaeoichnological, a.
• palaeoichnology, n.
• palaeoliberal, n. and a.
• Palaeologan, a.
• Palaeologian, a.
• palaeologic, a. and n.
• palaeological, a.²
• palaeomorphic, a.
• palaeoneurological, a.
• palaeoneurologist, n.
• palaeoneurology, n.
• palaeophysiological, a.
• palaeophysiologist, n.
• palaeophytologic, a.
• palaeopsychological, a.
• palaeosecular, a.
• palaeosoil, n.
• palaeotherium, n.
• palaeothermometer, n.
• palaeotropics, n.
• palaeozoogeographical, a.
• palaestrial, a.
• palagi, n. and a.
• palagonitization, n.
• palagonitized, a.
• palais, n.¹
• palak, n.
• Palamedean, a.¹
• Palamism, n.
• palatoglossus, n.
• palatograph, n.
• palatopharyngeus, n.
• palaverous, a.
• paleola, n.
• paleta, n.
• palichnology, n.
• palichthyologist, n.
• palilogia, n.
• palingenesic, a.
• palingenic, a.
• palingeny, n.
• palintocia, n.
• palisading, a.
• paliurus, n.
• palladiumized, a.
• palladiumizing, n.
• pallado-, comb. form
• palladous, a.
• Pallas, n.
• pallet, v.²
• palleted, a.
• palleting, n.²
• pallidal, a.
• pallido-, comb. form
• pallidotomy, n.
• pallidum, n.
• pallion, n.²
• Palliser triangle, n.
• pallu, n.
• pally, n.¹
• palmaria, n.
• Palme d’Or, n.
• palmella, n.
• Palmer, n.⁵
• palmiste, n.
• palmitoyl, n.
• palmy, v.
• Palookaville, n.
• Palouse, n. and a.
• palting, n.
• paludamentum, n.
• palynomorph, n.
• Pama-Nyungan, n. and a.
• Pampangan, n. and a.
• pamphletizing, a.
• Pamphylian, n. and a.
• pampinating, n.
• pamplegy, n.
• pamprodactyl, a.
• Pamyat, n.
• pan, n.⁸
• pan, v.¹
• pan, prep.
• pan, int. (and n.¹⁰)
• panaché, a. (and n.²)
• Panamax, n.
• pan-Asian, a.
• pan-Canadian, a.
• pancarditis, n.
• panchakarma, n.
• Panchama Bandham, n.
• panchromatism, n.
• panda, n.²
• pandani, n.
• pandeiro, n.
• pandemial, a.
• pandemical, a.
• pandemy, n.
• pandereta, n.
• pandero, n.
• pandora, n.³
• Pandora’s tub, n.
• pandoro, n.
• pandoura, n.
• pan dulce, n.
• pane, v.³
• paneer, n.
• panela, n.
• panelized, a.
• pan-ethnic, a.
• pangamic, a.
• pangamy, n.
• Panglossianism, n.
• panglot, a.
• pangonia, n.
• Panhellenian, a.
• pani, n.
• pan-Indian, a.
• pan-Indianism, n.
• paning, n.¹
• paning, n.²
• panini, n.
• paniolo, n.
• pani puri, n.
• panking, n.
• panking, a.
• panko, n.
• pan-Latin, a.
• pan-Latinism, n.
• panleukopenia, n.
• panlogist, n.
• panna cotta, n.
• panned, a.
• panner, n.
• panniculitis, n.
• panniculus, n.
• panniculus adiposus, n.
• panniculus carnosus, n.
• panning, a.
• pannist, n.
• Pano, n. and a.
• Panoan, n. and a.
• panoplia, n.
• pan-out, n.
• panphobia, n.
• panselectionism, n.
• panselectionist, n. and a.
• pansophia, n.
• pant, n.⁴
• pantech, n.
• panthenol, n.
• pant-hoot, n.
• pant-hoot, v.
• pant-hooting, n.
• panting, n.²
• pantographed, a.
• pantomimus, n.
• Pantone, n.
• pantothenol, n.
• pantothere, n.
• pantropic, a.¹
• pants, v.
• pantsing, n.
• pantsula, n.
• Pan-Turkism, n.
• Panurgic, a.¹
• panzanella, n.
• panzerotto, n.
• pap, a.
• papad, n.
• papa-in-law, n.
• papalagi, n. and a.
• paparazzi, n.
• papasan, n.
• papaveretum, n.
• papaya, n.
• paper bag, n.
• paper-doll, v.
• paper mache, a. and n.
• paper-pusher, n.
• paper-pushing, n.
• paper-pushing, a.
• pap-fed, a.
• papilionid, n. and a.
• papillectomized, a.
• papillomavirus, n.
• pap-in, n.²
• papirosa, n.
• papping, n.
• pappling, n.
• pappy, n.³
• papri, n.
• paprikahendl, n.
• paprikash, n.
• Papua New Guinean, a. and n.

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

• (Under owdacious, a. (and adv.))
  • owdaciousness
• (Under Owenize, v.)
  • Owenized
• (Under owl, n.)
  • owl glasses
  • owl pellet
  • owl’s clover
• (Under owlet, n.)
  • owlet-nightjar
• (Under own, a. and pron.)
  • own-account
  • own affair
• (Under owner, n.)
  • owner’s manual
• (Under ownership, n.)
  • ownership flat
• (Under ox, n.)
  • ox-headed
• (Under oxalo-, comb. form)
  • oxalaldehyde
• (Under ox-eye, n.)
  • ox-eye cup
  • ox-eye window
• (Under ox-eyed, a.)
  • ox-eyed daisy
• (Under Oxford, n. and a.)
  • Oxford comma
  • Oxford pillowcase
  • Oxford Union
• (Under oxidation, n.)
  • oxidational
• (Under oxidative, a.)
  • oxidative stress
• (Under oxidizing, a.)
  • oxidizing agent
• (Under oxlip, n.)
  • oxlip primrose
• (Under oxy-, comb. form²)
  • oxyhydroxide
• (Under oxygen, n.)
  • oxygen bar
  • oxygen toxicity
• (Under oxyhydric, a.)
  • oxyhydric light
• (Under oyster, n. and a.)
  • oyster cap
  • oyster drill
  • oyster liquor
  • oyster roast
  • oyster toad
• (Under ozaena, n.)
  • ozaenous
• (Under ozone, n.)
  • ozone-benign
  • ozone-depleting
  • ozone depletion
  • ozone-destroying
  • ozone shield
• (Under P)
  • P.
  • P45
  • P60
  • PA
  • P.A.C
  • PAF
  • PAH
  • PAHO
  • PAL
  • PB
  • PCA
  • pcm
  • PCMCIA
  • PCN
  • PCOS
  • PCP
  • PCR
  • PCS
  • PDA
  • PDE
  • PDF
  • PDGF
  • PDP
  • PEG
  • PETA
  • PETN
  • PFD
  • PFI
  • PGCE
  • PIA
  • PID
  • PIE
  • PIM
  • PIRA
  • PMS
  • PMT
  • POD
  • POP
  • POTS
  • POV
  • PPO
  • PPP
  • PPV
  • PrP
  • PRP
  • PSA
  • PSS
  • P.S.T.
  • P.T.
  • PV
  • pv.
  • p-n junction
• (Under paan, n.)
  • paan masala
  • paan shop
• (Under pace, n.¹)
  • pace attack
  • pace car
  • pace lap
  • pace notes
• (Under pace egg, n.)
  • pace egg play
• (Under Pacific, a.² and n.²)
  • Pacific diver
  • Pacific dogwood
  • Pacific Islander
  • Pacific loon
  • Pacific oyster
  • Pacific ridley
  • Pacific Rim
  • Pacific sardine
  • Pacific standard time
  • Pacific yew
• (Under pacification, n.)
  • act of pacification
• (Under pack, n.¹)
  • packboard
  • pack journalism
  • pack journalist
  • pack rape
  • pack-rape
  • pack rapist
  • pack trip
  • pack-year
• (Under package, n.)
  • package store
  • package ticket
• (Under packet, n. and a.)
  • packet radio
  • packet sniffer
  • packet sniffing
• (Under packing, n.¹)
  • packing note
• (Under pacy, a.)
  • pacily
• (Under pad, n.²)
  • pad foundation
  • pad printing
• (Under pad, n.³)
  • pad road
• (Under padded, a.²)
  • padded bra
• (Under paddle, n.¹)
  • paddle brush
• (Under paddo, n.)
  • paddo-stool
• (Under paddy, n.²)
  • Paddyland
  • Paddy’s Day
  • Paddy’s pig
• (Under page, n.²)
  • page break
  • page description language
  • page one
• (Under pai gow, n.)
  • pai gow poker
• (Under pain, n.¹)
  • pain barrier
  • pain behaviour
  • pain clinic
  • pain management
  • pain pill
  • pain relief
  • pain reliever
• (Under paint, n.)
  • paint film
  • paint gun
  • paint kettle
  • paint pad
  • paint program
  • paint scraper
  • paint stick
• (Under painted, a.)
  • painted woman
  • painted trillium
  • painted vulture
• (Under pair, n.¹)
  • pair-feeding
  • pair-mated
  • pair work
• (Under paired, a.)
  • paired reading
• (Under Paki, n. and a.)
  • Paki shop
• (Under palaeo-, comb. form)
  • palaeo-Christian
  • palaeocommunity
  • palaeohydrology
  • paleokarst
  • palaeolake
• (Under palaeo-conservative, a. and n.)
  • paleo-conservatism
• (Under palaeoherpetology, n.)
  • palaeoherpetological
• (Under palaeoliberal, n. and a.)
  • palaeoliberalism
• (Under palatal, a. and n.)
  • palatal bone
  • palatal index
  • palatal tooth
• (Under palate, v.)
  • palating
• (Under palatial, a.²)
  • palatialness
• (Under palatinate, n. and a.)
  • palatinate purple
• (Under palatine, a.² and n.²)
  • palatine index
• (Under palatomaxillary, a.)
  • palatomaxillary index
• (Under palaver, n.)
  • palaver sauce
• (Under pale, a.)
  • pale bark
  • pale laurel
  • pale persicaria
  • pale smartweed
  • pale clouded yellow
  • pale November moth
  • pale tussock
• (Under Palestine, n.)
  • Palestine Liberation Organization
• (Under palette knife, n.)
  • palette-knifed
• (Under palichnology, n.)
  • palichnologist
• (Under paling, n.¹)
  • paling-hammer
• (Under Palladian, a.² and n.)
  • Palladian window
• (Under palladium, n.²)
  • palladium black
• (Under pallet, n.³)
  • pallet-fish
  • pallet stone
• (Under pallial, a.)
  • pallial chamber
• (Under palliative, a. and n.)
  • palliative care
• (Under pallid, a.)
  • pallid bat
  • pallid cuckoo
  • pallid harrier
  • pallid sturgeon
• (Under pallio-, comb. form)
  • palliovisceral
• (Under palm, n.¹)
  • palm cockatoo
  • Palm fair
• (Under palm, n.²)
  • palm card
  • Palm Pilot
  • palm rest
  • palm sander
  • palm swell
• (Under palmate, a.)
  • palmate newt
• (Under palmated, a.)
  • palmated newt
• (Under palmato-, comb. form)
  • palmato-lobate
• (Under palmer, n.¹)
  • palmered
• (Under palmetto, n.)
  • palmetto banner
  • palmetto bug
• (Under palynomorph, n.)
  • palynomorphic
• (Under pan, n.¹)
  • pan bread
  • pan drippings
  • pan-roasted
  • pan-seared
  • pan tuner
  • pan yard
• (Under pan, n.²)
  • pan-piece
  • pan-tree
• (Under pan, n.⁷)
  • pan-and-scan
• (Under pan-, comb. form)
  • panteleologism
  • pancultural
  • pandialectal
  • panosteitis
  • pansclerotic
• (Under pan-Africanist, a. and n.)
  • Pan-Africanist Congress
• (Under Panama, n.)
  • Panama weave
• (Under Panathenaic, a. and n.)
  • Panathenaic amphora
  • Panathenaic vase
• (Under pancake, n.)
  • pancake breakfast
  • pancake house
  • pancake turner
• (Under pancreato-, comb. form)
  • pancreatoduodenal
  • pancreatotomy
• (Under panel, n.¹)
  • panel-box
  • panel-crib
  • panel girth
  • panel joint
• (Under panic, a. and n.²)
  • panic attack
  • panic disorder
  • panic selling
• (Under panic, v.)
  • panicking
• (Under pannam, n.)
  • pannam-fencer
  • pannam stall
  • pannam-time
• (Under pantherish, a.)
  • pantherishly
• (Under panties, n.)
  • panty line
  • panty liner
• (Under pantomime, n. and a.)
  • pantomime dame
  • pantomime horse
  • pantomime season
• (Under pants, n.)
  • pants leg
  • pants role
• (Under papal, a. and n.)
  • Papal State
• (Under paper, n. and a.)
  • paper aeroplane
  • paper airplane
  • paper carriage
  • paper carrier
  • paper electrophoresis
  • papergirl
  • paper park
  • paper parking
  • paper piddock
  • paper plane
  • paper shuffler
  • paper-shuffling
  • paper trail
  • paper yabber
• (Under paperback, n. and a.)
  • paperbacker

Out-of-sequence new entries

10 March 2005 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• abortionism, n.
• aloo, n.
• aloo chaat, n.
• amapakati, n.
• Amazonian, a.² and n.²
• antimitotic, a. and n.
• apotropaism, n.
• bake-off, n.
• batty, n.¹
• bawheid, n.
• bean-eater, n.
• beaner, n.
• Beantown, n.
• Belauan, n. and a.
• blooter, n.
• blooter, v.
• blootered, a.
• bok choy, n.
• bricolage, n.
• bricoleur, n.
• -burger, comb. form
• chaat, n.
• clothesline, v.
• cockapoo, n.
• cook-off, n.
• cool Britannia, n.
• cozzer, n.
• creepy-peepy, n.
• cremains, n.
• dance floor, n. and a.
• datagram, n.
• daven, v.
• davening, n.
• davening, a.
• Deadhead, n.²
• diddly, a. and n.
• diddly-squat, n. and a.
• Disgusted, n.
• Dogme, n.
• doo-doo, n.
• dooky, n.
• dramedy, n.
• ductal, a.
• dulce de leche, n.
• Easter egg, n.
• emerita, a.
• EpiPen, n.
• exoticization, n.
• exoticize, v.
• femocrat, n.
• flat, v.⁵
• flatting, n.²
• foodism, n.
• foodist, n.
• foodway, n.
• ‘fro, n.²
• FTSE, n.
• Gamay, n.
• globus pallidus, n.
• grandbabe, n.
• grandbaby, n.
• grandkid, n.
• Great Satan, n.
• grot, n.⁵
• guitary, a.
• gunky, a.
• head-the-ball, n.
• Hesperian, a.² and n.²
• hog heaven, n.
• hyperoxaluria, n.
• Iftar, n.
• innie, n.
• It boy, n.
• It girl, n.
• jefe, n.
• jefe politico, n.
• Jones, v.
• Kapampangan, n. and a.
• kissy, a.
• lavash, n.
• quadrathlon, n.
• rarebit, n.
• Riojan, a. and n.
• rubbisher, n.²
• saag, n.
• scrunchie, n.
• shroom, n.
• s’more, n.²
• snarf, v.
• snarfle, v.
• some more, n.
• spaz, v.
• tasca, n.
• taxane, n.
• taxol, n.
• tricameral, a.
• Tubigrip, n.
• uni-brow, n.
• upload, n.
• upload, v.
• uploading, n.

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

• (Under act, n.)
  • Act of State
• (Under asymmetric, a.)
  • asymmetric bars
• (Under barrier, n.)
  • barrier contraception
  • barrier contraceptive
  • barrier method
• (Under beat, v.¹)
  • to beat the clock
  • to beat the system
  • to beat the count
  • to beat one’s (also the) meat
  • to beat off
• (Under beetle, n.²)
  • beetle bank
• (Under blended, ppl. a.)
  • blended family
• (Under bobble, v.)
  • bobblehead
  • bobblehead doll
• (Under boiling, vbl. n.)
  • boiling ring
• (Under border, n.)
  • border protection
• (Under brand, n.)
  • brand identity
• (Under butter-nut, n.)
  • butternut squash
• (Under caller, n.)
  • caller display
  • caller ID
  • caller identification
• (Under chapter, n.)
  • chapter book
• (Under chicken, n.¹)
  • chicken-fried
• (Under clothes, n.)
  • clothes-line
  • clothes-line tackle
• (Under crack, v.)
  • to crack wise
• (Under D)
  • d-block
  • DNS
  • DTD
• (Under director, n.)
  • director’s cut
• (Under domain, n.)
  • domain name server
  • domain name service
  • domain name system
• (Under duvet, n.)
  • duvet day
• (Under Eureka, int. (n.))
  • Eureka moment
• (Under Euro-, comb. form)
  • Europudding
  • Eurovision
  • Eurovision Song Contest
• (Under F)
  • FSA
  • FSA
• (Under fabric, n.)
  • fabric softener
  • fabric softener sheet
• (Under faith, n.)
  • act of faith
• (Under flag, n.⁴)
  • flagstick
• (Under flat, a., adv., and n.³)
  • flatbread
• (Under fluffy, a.)
  • fluffy dice
• (Under furry, a. and n.¹)
  • furry dice
• (Under fuzzy, a.)
  • fuzzy dice
• (Under G)
  • GSOH
• (Under gold, n.¹)
  • gold panner
• (Under H)
  • HPV
• (Under hard, adv.)
  • hard done by
• (Under haul, v.)
  • to haul ass
• (Under health, n.)
  • health fascism
  • health fascist
• (Under helmet, n.)
  • helmet hair
  • helmet-haired
• (Under help, n.)
  • help desk
• (Under human, a. (n.))
  • human papillomavirus
• (Under hymn, n.)
  • hymn sheet
  • to use the same hymn sheet
• (Under identity, n.)
  • identity theft
• (Under independent, a. and n.)
  • independent assortment
• (Under interpersonal, a.)
  • interpersonal skills
• (Under itchy, a.)
  • itchy feet
  • to have (also get) itchy feet
• (Under job, n.²)
  • job splitting
• (Under key, n.¹)
  • key escrow
• (Under lady, n.)
  • ladies’ bar
• (Under law, n.¹)
  • law of independent assortment
  • law of segregation
• (Under louvre, n.¹)
  • louvre blind
• (Under quad, a.¹ and n.⁵)
  • quad bike
  • quad biking
• (Under radiator, n.)
  • radiator muff
• (Under rah-rah, a.)
  • rah-rah skirt
• (Under reading, vbl. n.)
  • reading group
• (Under red, a. and n.)
  • red-diaper
• (Under restraining, a.)
  • restraining order
• (Under ring, n.¹)
  • ring burner
• (Under runner, n.)
  • runner’s high
• (Under S)
  • SOH
• (Under safe, a.)
  • safe bet
  • safe sex
• (Under Scotch, a. and n.³)
  • Scotch marmalade
• (Under script, n.¹)
  • script kiddy
• (Under slow, a.)
  • slow cooker
• (Under sniffer, n.)
  • sniffer program
• (Under starter, n.)
  • starter kit
  • starter pack
• (Under techno-)
  • techno-thriller
• (Under uneven, a.)
  • uneven bars
  • uneven parallel bars
• (Under varsity, n.)
  • varsity letter
• (Under vertical, a. and n.)
  • vertical blind
• (Under video-)
  • video jock
  • video jockey
• (Under W)
  • WMD
• (Under weapon, n.)
  • weapon of mass destruction
• (Under wife, n.)
  • wife-beater

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• abortionist, n.
• adaptive, a.
• Hail Mary, phr. and n.
• hot, a. (n.²)
• hottie, n.
• Jones, n.
• letter, v.
• ring, n.¹
• script, n.¹