New words list December 2007

purry, adj.
purt, v.
pus-gut, n.
pus-gutted, adj.
push and shove, n.
push-back, adj. and n.
pustulated, adj.
pustulent, adj.
puttanesca, n.
putt-putt, n.
putu, n.
putu pap, n.
put-up-or-shut-up, adj.
putz, v.
puy lentil, n.
py, n.
pycnodysostosis, n.
pycnogenol, n.
Pynchonesque, adj.
pyoderma gangrenosum, n.
pyribole, n.
pyridinium, n.
pyritified, adj.
pyro, n.²
pyro, n.³
pyroelectrical, adj.
pyroelectrically, adv.
pyrograph, n.
pyrolithic, adj.²
pyrophyte, n.
Pyrosoma, n.
pyrothere, n.
pyrotoxin, n.
Pyrrhonical, adj.
Pyrrhonically, adv.
pyrrhuloxia, n.
pysanka, n.
Pythagoras, n.
Pythagorico-Platonic, adj.
Pyu, n.
Pyx, n.²
Qallunaaq, adj. and n.
Qallunaat, n.
QALY, n.
qawwal, n.
qawwali, n.
qigong, n.
Qin, n.¹ and adj.
qin, n.²
qindar, n.
qindarka, n.
Qing, n. and adj.
qipao, n.
Q-tip, n.
qtr., n.
quad, n.⁹
quad, n.¹¹
Quadi, n.
quadplex, n.
quadrans, n.
Quadrans Muralis, n.
quadrantally, adv.
quadrathlon, n.
quadringenary, n.
quadringentenary, adj.
quadringentennial, adj.
quadrominium, n.
quadrupedalism, n.
quadruplicated, adj.
quadruply, v.
quagging, adj.
quagmired, adj.
quahogger, n.
quailed, adj.²
Qualitätswein, n.
quangoland, n.
quant, adj. and n.³
quantifiability, n.
quantitative analyst, n.
quanton, n.
quantum valeat, adv.
quantum valebant, n. and adj.
quantum valebat, n.
Quapaw, n. and adj.
quar, v.³
quarter pipe, n.¹
quarter pipe, n.²
-quarterth, comb. form
quarter time, n. and adv.
quartzine, n.
quashable, adj.
quasilinear, adj.
Quasimodo, n.¹
quasiperiodicity, n.
quasispecies, n.
quattrino, n.
qubit, n.
queanie, n.
quebrachitol, n.
Quechan, n. and adj.
queek, v.
queek, int. (and n.)
Queen Alexandra, n.
Queenborough mayor, n.
queer-bash, v.
queercore, n.
Queer Nation, n.
quel, adj. (and adv.)
Quelle, n.
quelle surprise, int.
quena, n.
quenchant, n.
que sera sera, int. and adj.
Quetzalcoatlus, n.
queued, adj.²
quibbing, n.
quibbing, adj.
quick cut, n. and adj.
quick-march, v.
quick-set, adj.²
quick smart, adv.
quidding, n.¹
quidding, n.²
quidlibet, n.
quilombo, n.
Quimper, adj. and n.
quinaldine, n.
quince, n.²
quinceañera, n.
Quinkan, n.
quinolizine, n.
quinolone, n.
quinovose, n.
Quinquatria, n.
quinquertium, n.
quintuplicate, v.
quinzhee, n.
Quirites, n.

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

(Under push-, comb. form)
- push broom
- push factor
- push mower
- push-penny
- push poll
- push-polling
- push-to-talk
(Under pusher, n.)
- pusher propeller
(Under puss, n.¹)
- puss caterpillar
- puss caterpillar moth
(Under put, v.)
- to put aback
- to put about
- to put it about
- to put across
- to put it across
- to put apart
- to put away
- to put down
- to put the phone down
- to put forth
- to put it forth
- to put forward
- to put in
- to put in the leather
- to put in a (good) word for
- to put in a word for
- to put in a good word for
- to put on
- to put it on
- to put on the pot
- to put the pot on
- to put out
- to put together
- to put this (also that) and that together
- to put this and that together
- to put that and that together
- to put under
- to put up
- to put it up to a person
- put ’em up
- put them up
- to put up (big, good, etc.) numbers
- to put up numbers
- to put up big numbers
- to put up good numbers
- to put up with
- to put up a job
- to put up an (also †one’s) appearance
- to put up an appearance
- to put up one’s appearance
- to put up or shut up
(Under putting, n.²)
- putting club
(Under puttock, n.²)
- puttock plate
- puttock ring
(Under puzzle, n.)
- puzzle book
(Under pyelography, n.)
- pyelographic
- pyelographically
(Under pygmy, n. and adj.)
- pygmy chimpanzee
- pygmy hippopotamus
- pygmy marmoset
- pygmy opossum
- pygmy owl
- pygmy possum
- pygmy shrew
(Under pyloric, adj. and n.)
- pyloric caecum
(Under pyramidal, adj. and n.)
- pyramidal cell
- pyramidal tent
(Under pyramid, n.)
- pyramid scheme
(Under pyranometer, n.)
- pyranometric
(Under pyrheliometer, n.)
- pyrheliometry
(Under pyriform, adj.)
- pyriform aperture
(Under pyrimidine, n.)
- pyrimidine base
(Under pyro-, comb. form)
- pyro-electrolyte
- pyrophile
- pyrophobic
(Under pyroclastic, adj. and n.)
- pyroclastic flow
(Under pyrogen, n.)
- pyrogen-free
(Under pyrometric, adj.)
- pyrometric piece
(Under Pythagoras, n.)
- Pythagoras’ theorem
(Under Pythagorean, n. and adj.)
- Pythagorean number
- Pythagorean triple
(Under Pythagoreanize, v.)
- Pythagoreanizing
(Under Q, n.)
- q.d.
- q.p.
- Q
- Q.
- QA
- QB
- QBD
- QC
- QPM
(Under quad, adj.¹ and n.⁵)
- quad bike
(Under quadrant, n.¹)
- quadrant roller
(Under quadrigeminal, adj.)
- quadrigeminy
(Under quadruplex, v.)
- quadruplexing
(Under quadrupole, n. and adj.)
- quadrupole moment
(Under quail, n.)
- quail-finch
- quail-thrush
- quail cage
(Under Quaker, n.)
- Quakeristic
(Under qualified, adj. and n.)
- qualified majority
- qualified majority voting
(Under quality, n. and adj.)
- quality assurance
- quality management
- quality management system
- quality time
(Under quant, adj. and n.³)
- quant fund
- quant jock
(Under quantify, v.)
- quantifying
(Under quantum, n. and adj.)
- quantum bit
- quantum computer
- quantum cryptography
- quantum dot
- quantum fluctuation
- quantum gravity
- quantum logic
- quantum-logical
- quantum teleportation
- quantum vacuum
- quantum well
- quantum wire
- quantum phenomenon
(Under quaquaversal, adj.)
- quaquaversality
(Under quark, n.²)
- quark star
(Under quarry, n.²)
- quarry worker
(Under quart, n.⁴)
- quart minor
(Under quarter, n.)
- quarter circle
- quarter-circular
- quarter post
- quarter-racer
- quarter-stake
(Under quasi-, comb. form)
- quasi-modal
- quasi-social
- quasi-psychotic
- quasi-stable
(Under quasilinear, adj.)
- quasilinearly
(Under quasiperiodic, adj.)
- quasiperiodically
(Under quassin, n.)
- quassinoid
(Under Quebec, n.)
- Quebec oak
(Under Queen Alexandra, n.)
- Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
(Under Queen Anne, n.)
- Queen Anne’s musket
- Queen Anne musket
(Under queen, n.)
- queen-elect
- queen’s china
(Under queer, adj.¹)
- queer theorist
- queer theory
(Under Queer Nation, n.)
- Queer National
(Under quenching, n.)
- quenching process
(Under query, n.² and int.)
- query language
(Under question, n.)
- question period
- question tag
(Under quey, n.)
- quey stirk
(Under quick, adj., n.¹, and adv.)
- quick-aught
- quick-build
- quick heel
- quick kick
- quick-reaction
- quick-reaction force
- quick-response
- quick-fingered
(Under quiet, adj. and adv.)
- quiet period
- quiet revolution
(Under quiff, v.)
- quiffed
(Under quill, n.¹)
- quill pig
(Under quinarian, adj. and n.)
- quinarianism
(Under quinic, adj.)
- quinic ether
(Under quinine, n.)
- quinine bush
(Under quinine, v.)
- quinined
(Under quininize, v.)
- quinini’zation
(Under Quinquatria, n.)
- Quinquatrian
(Under quire, n.)
- quire book

Out-of-sequence new entries

13 December 2007 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

-adelic, comb. form
alfoil, n.
bap, n.²
blankie, n.
blind copy, n.
breathability, n.
Cabrales, n.
Cahita, n. and adj.
Chicana, n. and adj.
Chicanismo, n.
cholent, n.
clap skate, n.
contestability, n.
cooch, n.
coochie, n.
coochie-coochie, n.
coochy coo, int.
cooze, n.
coozie, n.
cosmo, n.
cotch, n.
cotch, v.
crabstick, n.²
cranachan, n.
depleter, n.
diphone, n.
dogging, n.²
droit de suite, n.
Earl Grey, n.
fembot, n.
fiend, v.
fiqh, n.
flambé, n.²
flambé, v.
funt, n.
galactically, adv.
gearhead, n.
ginch, n.
Godzone, n.
green goddess, n.
hawala, n.
hawaladar, n.
helmer, n.
humbucker, n.
ichthus, n.
-istan, comb. form
jack, v.³
jandal, n.
JAP, n.²
jit, n.³
kabloona, n.
kabloonat, n.
ka-boom, int. and n.
khula, n.
ki, n.²
lockdown, n.
mis-, prefix¹
ozone, n.
populate, v.²
power, n.¹
shagadelic, adj.
snagging, n.³
Srimati, n.
-stan, comb. form
sunbake, n.
sunbake, v.
sunbaking, adj.
-tastic, comb. form
Usui, n.
valiha, n.
wakizashi, n.
webmistress, n.
wet room, n.
whippit, n.
zindabad, int. (and n.)
Zoque–Mixe, adj. and n.

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

(Under Alpine, adj. and n.)
- Alpine touring
(Under arm-chair | armchair, n.)
- armchair quarterback
- armchair quarterbacking
- armchair ride
(Under auto, n.²)
- auto body
- autocrime
- autojumble
- automania
- automaniac
- auto pollution
- autotest
- auto worker
- auto wrecking
(Under bail, n.¹)
- bail bondsman
(Under banker, n.²)
- banker’s draft
(Under B, n.)
- bcc
(Under beggar, n.)
- beggar’s purse
(Under bingo, n.²)
- bingo wings
(Under black, adj.)
- black hat
(Under blind, adj. (and adv.))
- blind item
- blind carbon copy
(Under brain, n.)
- brain surgery
(Under C, n.)
- cc
- CCU
(Under Chicano | chicano, n. and adj.)
- Chicano movement
(Under cinnamon, n.)
- cinnamon stick
(Under comfort, n.)
- comfort break
- comfort stop
(Under cream, n.²)
- cream-crowdie
(Under crime, n.)
- crime watch
(Under cutie, n.)
- cutie-pie
(Under dipping, n.)
- dipping sauce
(Under dirty, adj.)
- dirty rice
(Under dropped | dropt, adj.)
- dropped kerb
(Under drug, n.¹)
- drug dealer
(Under Dutch, adj., n., (and adv.))
- double Dutch
(Under Easter, n.¹)
- Easter basket
(Under eastern, adj. and n.)
- Eastern bloc
- Eastern block
(Under easy, adj. and adv.)
- easy-drinking
(Under end, n.)
- end-blown
(Under energy, n.)
- energy drink
- energy bar
(Under environmental, adj.)
- environmental management
(Under exercise, n.)
- exercise bicycle
- exercise bike
- exercise cycle
(Under F, n.)
- FTL
(Under flip, v.)
- flip phone
(Under food, n.)
- food-borne
(Under French, adj. and n.)
- French manicure
- French tip
(Under frozen, adj.)
- frozen yogurt
(Under full, adj., n.³, and adv.)
- full beam
(Under funeral, adj. and n.)
- funeral plan
(Under great, adj., adv., and n.)
- Great Pyramid
- Great Pyramid prophecy
(Under gutter, n.¹)
- guttermouth
(Under hand, n.¹)
- handspan
(Under helicopter, n.)
- helicopter parent
(Under high, adj. and n.²)
- high beam
(Under holding, n.)
- holding game
- to play a holding game
(Under homeland, n.)
- homeland security
(Under human, adj. and n.)
- human cannonball
(Under ice-cream, n.)
- ice cream cone
(Under junior, adj. and n.)
- junior kindergarten
(Under K, n.)
- K-hole
(Under life, n.)
- life partner
(Under lobster, n.¹)
- lobster roll
(Under lock, n.²)
- lock-in
(Under senior, adj. and n.)
- senior kindergarten
(Under side, n.¹)
- side-blown
(Under silver, n. and adj.)
- silver surfer
(Under smart, adj.)
- smartphone
(Under Soviet, n. and adj.)
- Soviet bloc
- Soviet block
(Under sub-, prefix)
- subwoofer
(Under suicide, n.²)
- suicide watch
- suicide bombing
(Under sunk, adj.)
- sunk costs
(Under tear-, comb. form)
- tear-down
(Under terminal, adj. and n.)
- terminal degree
(Under text, n.¹)
- textphone
(Under Thatcher, n.²)
- Thatcher’s child
(Under thirteenth, adj., n., (and adv.))
- thirteenth cheque
(Under toe, n.)
- toe-poke
(Under toilet, n.)
- toilet break
(Under tolerance, n.)
- tolerance zone
(Under tortilla, n.)
- tortilla chip
(Under twin, adj. and n.)
- twin-prop
(Under urban, adj. and n.)
- urban regeneration
(Under whale, n.)
- whale watch
- whale watcher
- whale watching

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

agenda, n.
anonymous, adj.
back, n.¹
baggage, n. and adj.
bap, n.¹
bollock, n., int., and adj.
breathable, adj.
brush, n.²
bubble, n.
cheap, adj., adv., and n.
contestable, adj.
cosmopolitan, adj. and n.
cross-country, adj.
custodial, adj. and n.
deal, v.
dealer, n.
dicky | dickey, n.
dungeon, n.
externalize, v.
fix, n.
fool, v.
full, adj., n.³, and adv.
glass, v.
glove, v.
handy, adj.
hat, n.
helm, v.²
hoodie | hoody, n.
jab, n.
jaw-breaker, n.
joint, n.¹
lance, v.
legacy, n.
load, n.
lock, v.¹
lurid, adj.
scrub, n.²
secondary, adj. and n.
smoke, v.
south, adv., prep., n., and adj.
tortilla, n.
vegetarian, n. and adj.
walk-through, n. and adj.
yeah, adv.
zipper, n.