In July 2012 CollinsDictionary.com started accepting new word suggestions from anyone who wants to be part of the evolution of the English language. Our hard-working dictionary editors have been busy sorting through thousands of entries since then. Here are the eighty-six new words and senses that were added to CollinsDictionary.com in September.
amazeballs, submitted by tanya1981
bake in, submitted by joe_easton3
banjolele, submitted bt JonGrandin
bashtag, submitted by emile_diderot
BBM, submitted by BlackBerry
Bing, submitted by DarthMengon
bioarchaeology, submitted by JonGrandin
blootered, submitted by Pharmachris
bridezilla, submitted by bhumit176
bunbury, submitted by jcowburn
throw someone under the bus, submitted by Daved
captcha, submitted by tiki-taka
chef de mission, submitted by tikitaka
claustrophilia, submitted by ssbhatti
confirmee, submitted by dsp
crowdfunding, submitted by monkjack
cyberbully, submitted by chrisia.kellynichols
cyberstalking, submitted by collinsdict
daal, submitted by madhava.peraje
data cap, submitted by YasinSoliman
denialist, submitted by bmsmpppousa
dosa, submitted by madhava.peraje
Dravida, submitted by madhava.peraje
egghead, submitted by rhirji
exoticize, submitted by Bijon
exposome, submitted by cherylrenee
Facebook, submitted by g_atul
FaceTime, submitted by minijo1
faff, submitted by tikitaka
faffy, submitted by lornamcgill
fanboy, submitted by bmsmpppousa
fandabidozi, submitted by iain.maciver.5
floordrobe, submitted by Neio
frape, submitted by Dhbhana
frenemy, submitted by Wordy_6
Fujita scale, submitted by JonGrandin
gazang, submitted by collinsdict
geekism, submitted by Armygrunt3
Generation Z, submitted by Daved
hangry, submitted by Jude
helicopter parent, submitted by rhirji
hyperconnectivity, submitted by rhirji
IM, submitted by lylesantos
impactful, submitted by christianarogers
jog on, submitted by tiki-taka
K-pop, submitted by aoab1
laymanize or laymanise, submitted by YasinSoliman
leavener, submitted by WordWorkerLesley
liveblog, submitted by xsonwong
livestream, submitted by collinsdict
LOCOG, submitted by tiki-taka
lollage, submitted by collinsdict
lolz, submitted by goutamshanbhag
lush(sense 3), submitted, submitted by kat_sprat
Mac (sense 2), submitted by YasinSoliman
be made up, submitted by paul
marra, submitted by ugc_Kynson
mummy porn, submitted by rhirji
new money, submitted by rhirji
oojamaflip, submitted by missymoo
osteoarchaeology, submitted by JonGrandin
paan, submitted by madhava.peraje
on the same page, submitted by Daved
palaeoarchaeology, submitted by JonGrandin
PCS, submitted by Markied
photobomb, submitted by collinsdict
a full plate, submitted by Daved
podium (sense 5), submitted by EarlyNantes
pooja, submitted by madhava.peraje
PTC, submitted by Markied
quare(sense 3), submitted by graceodriscoll
rowie, submitted by SSPEEDY18]
sambar (sense 2), submitted by sarathbabu.s
shabby chic, submitted by tamsin_yates
Shin Bet, submitted by Markied
sick (sense 12), submitted by rhirji
slob (sense 3), submitted by chilero
SMS
spin (sense 24), submitted by tiki-taka
spinning, submitted by tiki-taka
squadoosh, submitted by Browser
super-committee, submitted by collinsdict
superfood, submitted by sumalatha
superphone, submitted by collinsdict
telecon, submitted by Madhusudhanarao
thanx, submitted by raginirajbhor
bang tidy, submitted by KHudson
tiger mother, submitted by dicrgs
totes, submitted by CupOfT
touch-ready, submitted by tiki-taka
tubing (sense 5), submitted by tikitaka
tweetup, submitted by parthshah
Twitterer, submitted by Daved
Twittersphere, submitted by honeybee
UKBA, submitted by Markied
verbal diarrhoea, submitted by shwetashukla
vom, submitted by Elaine
webapp, submitted by samspade79
webliography, submitted by viswanathns
zhoosh, submitted by bhumit176
zing (sense 3), submitted by Fredstar007
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