New words list June 2002

13 June 2002 saw the publication of the range of entries mis-mitzvah 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

• mis, n.²
• misadight, a.
• misadjust, v.
• misadvising, n.²
• misaffecting, a.
• misaimed, a.
• misaiming, a.
• misalign, v.
• misallocate, v.
• misarrange, v.
• misbegetten, a.
• misbind, v.
• misbrand, v.
• misbranded, a.
• misbranding, n.
• misc., n.
• misc., a.
• miscalibrate, v.
• miscalibration, n.
• miscanthus, n.
• miscast, a.
• mischarged, a.
• mischarging, n.²
• mischarging, a.
• Mischling, n.
• misclassify, v.
• misclosure, n.
• miscommunicate, v.
• miscommunication, n.
• miscomprehending, a.
• misconnection, n.
• misconstrual, n.
• misconstructer, n.
• misconstructing, n.
• misconverting, n.
• miscoveting, n.
• miscrediting, n.
• miscue, n.²
• miscue, v.²
• misdating, n.
• misdeclaration, n.
• misdemeaning, a.
• misdeserving, a.
• misdevelopment, a.
• misdevote, v.
• misdial, n.
• misdialled, a.
• misdialling, n.
• misdialling, a.
• misdirecting, n.
• misdirecting, a.
• misdispended, a.
• misdispending, n.
• misdistinguishing, n.
• misdivided, a.
• misedify, v.
• miseducative, a.
• mise en abyme, n.
• mise en place, n.
• misère ouverte, n.
• miseure, n.
• misexpounder, n.
• misexpressed, a.
• misfeed, n.
• misfold, v.
• misfolded, a.
• misfolding, n.
• misfunction, n.
• misgauge, v.
• misguess, n.
• mishaving, n.
• mishersing, n.
• Mishmi, n.
• mishpocha, n.
• misidentified, a.
• misincorporate, v.
• misincorporated, a.
• misincorporation, n.
• misintent, n.
• misjoined, a.
• miskey, v.
• miskoek, n.
• misl, n.
• mislearned, a.²
• mislick, n.
• mislocalization, n.
• mislocalize, v.
• misloving, n.²
• mismarket, v.
• mismarketing, n.
• mismothering, n.
• misnamer, n.
• misnomed, a.
• misnomered, a.
• misnote, v.²
• misnurture, n. and a.
• misobservancy, n.
• misobservation, n.
• misogamous, a.
• misogynean, a.
• misonidazole, n.
• misopaedia, n.
• misoprostol, n.
• misorientated, a.
• misoriented, a.
• misoshiru, n.
• mispair, n.²
• mispair, v.
• mispaired, a.
• mispairing, n.
• misper, n.
• mispersoning, n.
• misplacer, n.
• misplay, v.
• misportray, v.
• misprice, v.
• mispricing, n.
• mispronounced, a.
• misprove, v.
• mispunctuated, a.
• misread, a.
• misrecall, v.
• misrecognize, v.
• misremembered, a.
• misroute, v.
• misrouted, a.
• missalette, n.
• miss-and-out, n.
• missaying, a.
• mis-selection, n.
• mis-sell, v.
• mis-selling, n.
• mis-set, a.
• misshaping, n.
• missifical, a.
• missikins, n.
• missileer, n.
• missionar, n.
• missionarying, n.
• missionaryizing, n.
• mission civilisatrice, n.
• missioneering, a.
• missionization, n.
• missionized, a.
• Mississippi plan, n.
• missitting, a.
• Miss Lucy, n.
• Miss Mollyish, a.
• mis-sold, a.
• missorting, n.
• missounding, n.
• Missourium, n.
• misspeaker, n.
• misspelled, a.
• misspoken, a.
• misspringing, n.
• misstrike, n.
• misstruck, a.
• missuing, n.
• mist, n.⁴
• Mistassini, n.
• mistelle, n.
• mistemperure, n.
• mistified, a.
• mistrack, v.
• mistracking, n.
• mistraist, n.
• mistreater, n.
• mistype, v.
• misworking, n.
• mitasses, n.
• Mitbestimmung, n.
• Mitchell, n.²
• miteology, n.
• mithai, n.
• mithramycin, n.
• miticidal, a.
• mito-, comb. form
• mitochondrially, adv.
• mitogenesis, n.
• mitogenicity, n.
• mitose, v.
• mitout, prep.
• Mitsuda, n.
• mitt, v.
• mitteleuropäisch, a.
• Mitterrandism, n.
• Mitterrandist, n.
• mittful, n.

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

• (Under misally, v.)
  • misallied
• (Under misbehave, v.)
  • misbehaver
• (Under misbestow, v.)
  • misbestowed
• (Under mischristen, v.)
  • mischristened
• (Under miscibility, n.)
  • miscibility gap
• (Under misconduct, n.)
  • misconduct penalty
• (Under misdeem, v.)
  • misdeemed
• (Under misdiagnose, v.)
  • misdiagnosed
• (Under misery, n.)
  • misery guts
  • misery index
  • misery whip
• (Under misfit, v.)
  • misfitted
• (Under mishear, v.)
  • misheard
• (Under mishit, v.)
  • mishit
• (Under misinform, v.)
  • misinforming
• (Under misinterpret, v.)
  • misinterpreted
• (Under misjoin, v.)
  • misjoining
• (Under miskick, v.)
  • miskicking
• (Under misnurture, n. and a.)
  • misnurtureness
• (Under miso, n.)
  • miso soup
• (Under miso-, comb. form)
  • misozoic
• (Under mispay, v.)
  • mispaying
• (Under misprint, v.)
  • misprinted
• (Under misquote, v.)
  • misquoted
• (Under misrate, v.)
  • misrated
• (Under misremember, v.)
  • misremembering
• (Under miss, n.²)
  • Miss Emma
  • Miss Fidditch
  • Miss Laycock
  • Miss Thing
• (Under missed, a.)
  • missed approach
• (Under mis-set, v.)
  • missetting
• (Under missile, n. and a.)
  • missile age
  • missile defence
  • missile shield
  • Missile Technology Control Regime
• (Under missing, a. and n.²)
  • missing heir
  • missingness
• (Under mission, n.)
  • mission bell
  • mission boy
  • mission creep
  • mission-critical
  • mission family
  • Mission grape
  • mission impossible
  • mission Indian
  • mission statement
• (Under missionary, n. and a.)
  • Missionary Baptist
  • missionary barrel
  • missionary zeal
• (Under Mississippi, n.)
  • Mississippi Bubble
  • Mississippi kite
  • Mississippi mud pie
  • Mississippi rifle
  • Mississippi Scheme
  • Mississippi Territory
• (Under Missouri, n. and a.)
  • Missouri canary
  • Missouri currant
  • Missouri gooseberry
  • Missouri gourd
  • Missouri primrose
  • Missouri sucker
  • Missouri toothpick
• (Under mistake, n.)
  • mistake-prone
• (Under mistraist, v.)
  • mistraisting
• (Under mistress, n. and a.)
  • Mistress of the World
• (Under mistype, v.)
  • mistyped
• (Under mither, v.)
  • mithered
  • mithering
• (Under mithridate, n.)
  • mithridate cress
  • mithridate pennywort
• (Under mitochondrial, a.)
  • mitochondrial DNA
  • mitochondrial Eve
• (Under mitotic, a.)
  • mitotic figure
  • mitotic index
  • mitotic spindle
• (Under mitral, a. and n.)
  • mitral cell
• (Under mitre, n.¹)
  • mitre horn
• (Under mitre, n.²)
  • mitre-gate
  • mitre gear
  • mitre saw
• (Under mitred, a.¹)
  • mitred headdress
• (Under mitten, n.)
  • mitten string

Out-of-sequence new entries

13 June 2002 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• ABD, n.
• aliyah, n.
• amateur dramatic, a.
• amateur dramatics, n.
• am-dram, a. (n.)
• America, n.
• America First, n.
• America Firster, n.
• Americana, n.
• America’s Cup, n.
• AOR, n.
• Asperger, n.
• A-team, n.
• barbie, n.
• B-boy, n.
• big chill, n.
• bitching, a. (and int.) and adv.
• BITNET, n.
• blag, n.²
• blag, v.²
• blagger, n.²
• blokeish, a.
• blokeishness, n.
• blokey, a.
• blokie, n.
• bonkbuster, n.
• bonkbusting, a.
• e-mailer, n.
• e-mailing, n.
• extropian, n. and a.
• Extropianism, n.
• extropy, n.
• fajita, n.
• fleadh, n.
• fleadh cheoil, n.
• Four-H, n.
• Four-H’er, n.
• gateway, v.
• gatewayed, a.
• gatewaying, n.
• killing field, n.
• killing ground, n.
• new jack, n. and a.
• new jill, a. and n.
• non-scene, a.
• probiotic, a.¹ and n.
• Schengen, n.
• Schengenland, n.
• shout-out, n.
• Tardis, n.
• trance dance, n.
• trance dancer, n.
• trance dancing, n.
• trancey, a.
• underwired, a.
• V-chip, n.

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

• (Under A)
  • from A to B
• (Under adventure, n.)
  • adventure story
  • adventure game
  • adventure gaming
  • adventure holiday
  • adventure tour
  • adventure travel
  • adventure trip
  • adventure training
  • adventure camp
  • adventure centre
• (Under air, n.¹)
  • air mile
  • air quality
  • air quote
• (Under amen, adv., int., n.)
  • amen to that
• (Under antigen, n.)
  • antigen-presenting cell
• (Under arm, n.¹)
  • the strong arm of the law
  • the long arm of the law
  • (one) would give one’s right arm (for or to do something)
  • good arm
  • to go (also come) with the arm
  • to put the arm on (a person)
  • an arm and a leg
  • to cost an arm and a leg
• (Under audio-)
  • audiobook
• (Under audit, n.)
  • Audit Commission
  • audit committee
• (Under ballistic, a.)
  • to go ballistic
• (Under balsamic, a. and n.)
  • balsamic vinaigrette
  • balsamic vinegar
• (Under bang, v.¹)
  • to bang up
  • to bang away
  • to bang on
  • to bang out
• (Under banging, vbl. n.¹)
  • banging on
• (Under beat, n.¹)
  • to miss (also skip) a beat
  • not to miss a beat
  • one’s heart misses (also skips) a beat
• (Under bee, n.¹)
  • bee-stung
• (Under big, a.)
  • big on
  • to be (also go) big on
  • big admirer
  • big believer
  • big fan
  • big drinker
  • big eater
  • big spender
  • big cat
  • big E
  • to give (a person) the big E
  • Big Easy
  • big fish
  • big fish in a small pond
  • big government
  • big hair
  • big picture
  • big sleep
• (Under bikini, n.)
  • bikini briefs
  • bikini line
• (Under blouse, n.)
  • big girl’s blouse
• (Under Bolivian, a. and n.)
  • Bolivian haemorrhagic fever
• (Under bus, n.²)
  • bus lane
• (Under buy, v.)
  • to buy into
• (Under chance, n., a., and adv.)
  • is there any chance of –?
  • any chance of –?
  • chance would be a fine thing
  • to be in with a chance
• (Under check, v.¹)
  • check it out
  • to check for
• (Under class, n.)
  • class action
  • class suit
• (Under cut, v.)
  • to cut it
  • to cut to the chase
• (Under death, n.)
  • death futures
  • death metal
• (Under disabled, ppl. a.)
  • disabled badge
  • disabled sticker
  • disabled access
• (Under drive-)
  • drive time
• (Under elbow, n.)
  • to give (a person) the elbow
• (Under energy, n.)
  • energy audit
• (Under face, n.)
  • one’s face fits
  • off (or out of) one’s face
  • face time
• (Under fair-trade, n.)
  • fair-traded
• (Under four, a. and n.)
  • 4×4
  • 4WD
• (Under frequent, a.)
  • frequent flyer
• (Under Goa, n.¹)
  • Goa trance
• (Under hæmorrhagic, a.)
  • haemorrhagic fever
• (Under helper, n.)
  • helper cell
  • helper T cell
• (Under lady, n.)
  • ladies who lunch
• (Under lethal, a. and n.)
  • lethal injection
• (Under P)
  • PMS
  • PMT
• (Under panties, n. pl.)
  • panty line
  • visible panty line
  • panty liner
• (Under premenstrual, a.)
  • premenstrual syndrome
• (Under Q)
  • QA
  • QC
• (Under quality, n.)
  • quality assurance
• (Under R)
  • RDA
  • RDI
  • RSI
• (Under ready, a., adv., and n.)
  • ready meal
• (Under recipe, n.)
  • recipe dish
• (Under recommended, a.)
  • recommended daily allowance
  • recommended dietary allowance
• (Under repetitive, a.)
  • repetitive strain injury
• (Under scene, n.)
  • scene queen
• (Under shout, n.²)
  • to give (a person) a shout
  • big shout
  • in with a shout
• (Under social, a. and n.)
  • social care
  • social cleansing
  • social exclusion
  • social market
  • social market economy
  • social marketing
  • social phobia
• (Under sustainable, a.)
  • sustainable city
  • sustainable development
  • sustainable tourism
• (Under tough, a. (adv., n.))
  • tough love
• (Under trans-, prefix)
  • trans-fat
  • trans-fatty acid
• (Under V)
  • VCAM
  • VPL
• (Under viatical, a. and n.)
  • viatical settlement

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• adventure, n.
• audit, n.
• beat, n.¹
• bikini, n.
• check, v.¹
• commit, v.
• directive, a. (n.)
• doss, n.²
• doss, v.²
• fold, n.³
• fold, v.¹
• folded, ppl. a.
• folding, vbl. n.¹
• freak, n.¹
• gateway, n.¹
• kernel, n.¹
• prebiotic, a.
• present, v.
• scene, n.
• sustainable, a.
• trance, n.¹
• viatical, a. and n.