New words list June 2004
- Olmeca, n.
- -ological, comb. form
- -ologist, suffix
- olona, n.
- -olum, suffix
- -olus, suffix
- Olympian Games, n.
- oma, n.
- omakase, n.
- Oman, a.
- omasal, a.
- omasus, n.
- o-matsu, n.
- ombrophilous, a.2
- ombrophobic, a.
- ombudsperson, n.
- omega-3, a. and n.
- omega-6, a. and n.
- Omega Workshop, n.
- omeprazole, n.
- ometer, n.
- -ometry, comb. form
- omi, n.2
- omiai, n.
- omigawd, int.
- omigod, int.
- omigosh, int.
- ommastrephid, a. and n.
- omnes, n.
- omnicide, n.
- omnisexual, a.
- omnisexuality, n.
- omnivory, n.
- omo-, comb. form
- omohyoideus, n.
- omomyine, a. and n.
- OMON, n.
- omophagean, a.
- omophagy, n.
- Omotic, n. and a.
- omphacitic, a.
- Omphalodes, n.
- o-muraji, n.
- -on, suffix3
- Ona, n. and a.
- on-again off-again, a.
- Onam, n.
- onanistically, adv.
- on-base, a.
- on-beat, a. and n.
- on call, adv. and a.
- oncomouse, n.
- oncoprotein, n.
- ondansetron, n.
- onding, v.
- ondinging, n.
- ondinging, a.
- one-dayer, n.
- one-drop, n.
- one-drop, a.
- one-finger, a.
- one-fingered, a.
- one-gallus, a.
- one-gallused, a.
- Oneida Community, n.
- O’Neillism, n.
- O’Neillite, n. (and a.)
- one-one, adv. and a.1
- onesie, n. (and int.)
- one-touch, a.
- one-worldism, n.
- ongaonga, n.
- Oni, v.
- oniomania, n.
- onion, n.2
- onioned, a.
- onion weed, n.
- onkus, a.
- onlap, v.
- on-licensed, a.
- on message, adv. and a.
- ono, n.
- onocrotalus, n.
- onomastically, adv.
- onomatopoetical, a.
- onomatopoietically, adv.
- Onopordon, n.
- Onopordum, n.
- on-ramp, n.
- onsides, adv. and a.
- -ont, comb. form
- ontocycle, n.
- ontogenically, adv.
- on-trade, n. and a.
- on-wait, v.
- onward, a.1
- onwhelm, v.1
- onychinus, n.
- onycho-, comb. form
- onychopathy, n.
- -onym, comb. form
- -onymic, comb. form
- -onymy, comb. form
- ooaa, n.
- ooff, v.
- oogoniol, n.
- Ookpik, n.
- oolithic, a.
- o-omi, n.
- oomphy, a.
- oophoron, n.
- Oorlam, n. and a.
- ooyah, int.
- oozooid, n.
- op, n.6
- opa, n.
- Opabinia, n.
- opakapaka, n.
- opalinid, n. and a.
- op-amp, n.
- opanka, n.
- opaqued, a.
- opcode, n.
- Opelousa, n. and a.
- open-aired, a.
- open and shet, n.
- opencast, v.
- open dating, n.
- open daylight, n.
- open flame, n.
- open mike, n.
- operate, a.
- operatist, n.2
- operatized, a.
- opeway, n.
- opgaaf, n.
- Oph, n.
- Ophiopogon, n.
- ophites, n.
- Ophiura, n.
- ophthalmia neonatorum, n.
- ophthalmopathy, n.
- opi, n.
- -opic, comb. form
- opie, n.2
- opilionid, n. and a.
- opiniastre, a. and n.
- opiniastrety, n.
- opiniastry, n.
- opinionatedly, adv.
- opisthorchiasis, n.
- opisthosoma, n.
- opisthosomal, a.
- oppidum, n.
- oppositionality, n.
- -ops, comb. form
- op shop, n.
- -opsia, comb. form
- -opsis, comb. form
- opsit, n.
- opsitting, n.
- opsoniferous, a.
- opsonoid, a.
- -opsy, comb. form
- opt, n.
- opted, a.
- opticality, n.
- optimizer, n.
- optioned, a.
- optioning, n.
- optoisolated, a.
- optoisolator, n.
- optomechanical, a.
- optronics, n.
- -opy, comb. form
- OR, v.
- Oranda, n.
- Orang Asli, n.
- orange-bellied, a.
- Orange Lodge, n.
- Orangeman, n.2
- orange pill, n.
- Orangizing, n.
- Orang Laut, n.
- Orang Ulu, n.
- Oranian, n. (and a.)
- ora pro nobis, int. (and n.)
- orature, n.
In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:
- (Under Olympia, n.)
- Olympia pan roast
- (Under Olympic, n. and a.1)
- Olympic-level
- Olympic lift
- Olympic village
- (Under ombudsman, n.)
- ombudsmanry
- (Under ominous, a.)
- ominous-looking
- (Under omission, n.)
- sin of omission
- (Under omni-, comb. form)
- omnicipient
- (Under omnibus, v.)
- omnibussing
- (Under on-, prefix)
- on-disc
- on-field
- on-hook
- on-ice
- on-job
- on-market
- on-pack
- on-peak
- on-road
- on-set
- on-target earnings
- on-the-field
- (Under once, adv., conj., a., and n.)
- once-for-all
- once-in-a-lifetime
- (Under one, a., n., and pron.)
- one-back
- one-click
- one club
- one-coat
- one-eighty
- one-girl
- one-hander
- one-hitter
- one-hit wonder
- one-holer
- one-hopper
- one-note
- one per cent
- one-pot
- one-pub
- one-teacher school
- one-trick pony (also horse)
- one-two-three-four
- one-wive
- (Under one-armed, a.)
- one-armed paper-hanger
- (Under one-eyed, a.)
- one-eyed cat
- one-eyed monster
- (Under one-finger, a.)
- one-finger salute
- (Under one-fingered, a.)
- one-fingered salute
- (Under oneiric, a.)
- oneirically
- (Under ongoing, a.)
- ongoingly
- (Under onion, n.1)
- onion bag
- onion hoe
- onion orchid
- (Under oont, n.)
- oont-surwar
- (Under opal, n. and a.)
- opaleye
- (Under open, n.)
- open of the head
- (Under open, a.)
- open-angle
- open architecture
- open bar
- open cluster
- open college
- open communion
- open-concept
- open gaited
- open jaw
- open-label
- open-legged
- open-meated
- open pollinated
- open pollination
- open reading frame
- open scale
- open sea
- open sight
- open source
- open stance
- open year
- (Under opening, n.)
- opening of the head
- opening hours
- (Under opening, a.)
- opening gambit
- opening line
- opening medicine
- (Under opera, n.1)
- opera queen
- opera window
- (Under operant, a. and n.)
- cause operant
- (Under operation, n.)
- operations room
- (Under operational, a.)
- operational area
- operational research
- (Under ophthalmic, a. and n.)
- ophthalmic optician
- (Under opinion, n.)
- opinion column
- opinion piece
- (Under opium, n.)
- opium alkaloid
- (Under opopanax, n.)
- opopanax-wort
- (Under opossum, n.)
- opossum wood
- (Under opportune, v.)
- opportuning
- (Under opportunity, n.)
- opportunity shop
- (Under opposite, n., a., adv., and prep.)
- opposite field
- opposite prompt
- (Under optic, a. and n.)
- optic fibre
- optic tectum
- (Under optical, a. and n.)
- optical amplifier
- optical bistability
- optical cavity
- optical dating
- optical drive
- optical lattice
- optical microscope
- optical molasses
- optical mouse
- optical rotatory dispersion
- optical switch
- optical transistor
- optical trap
- (Under optically, adv.)
- optically active
- (Under option, n.)
- option card
- option paralysis
- option year
- (Under optive, a.)
- tutor optive
- (Under OR, v.)
- ORing
- (Under oracle, n.)
- oracle oak
- (Under oral, a. and n.)
- oral erotic
- oral eroticism
- oral erotism
- oral erotogenic
- oral surgeon
- oral surgery
- (Under orange, n.1 and a.1)
- orange hawkweed
- orange milkweed
- orange horseshoe bat
- orange roughy
- Orange Badge
- Orange People
- orange sunshine
- (Under Orange, n.2 and a.2)
- Orange Day
- Orange parade
- Orange procession
- (Under Orangeman, n.1)
- Orangeman’s Day
- (Under orange peel, n.)
- orange-peel skin
- (Under orb, n.1)
- orb spider
- orb-web spider
Out-of-sequence new entries
10 June 2004 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:
- 101, a.
- 1471, n.
- after-party, n.
- alt, a.1 and n.3
- alt, a.2
- amlah, n.
- archaeal, a.
- Bajau, n. and a.
- ball and chain, n.
- ball-by-ball, adv. and a.
- boom-boom, int.
- breakbeat, n.
- chondriome, n.
- clean sheet, n.
- cyberpet, n.
- datacom, n.
- data set, n.
- dualling, n.
- eatertainment, n.
- Ediacara, n.
- Ediacaran, a. and n.
- Ediacarian, a. and n.
- eek, int.
- eppie, n.
- euro-creep, n.
- Glasgow kiss, n.
- grey area, n.
- gut-wrenching, a.
- hanger steak, n.
- hefted, a.
- hot hatch, n.
- hot-key, v.
- hot key, n.
- Ibero-Maurusian, a. and n.
- immobilizer, n.
- info-dump, n.
- jobbie, n.
- John Lennon, n.
- kiteboard, n.
- kiteboard, v.
- kiteboarder, n.
- kiteboarding, n.
- kitesurfer, n.
- kitesurfing, n.
- Lennon, n.
- limerence, n.
- limerent, n. and a.
- phytoestrogen, n.
- phytonutrient, n.
- Pilates, n.
- post-punk, a. and n.
- rapid-reaction, a.
- Ruby, n.2
- Ruby Murray, n.
- soap-dodger, n.
- stolen generation, n.
- studly, a.
- television land, n.
- try-hard, n. and a.
- TV land, n.
- URL, n.
- Viognier, n.
- wazz, n.
- wazz, v.
- wazzed, a.
- Xenical, n.
- yeek, int.
In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:
- (Under A)
- aet
- (Under alternative, a. and n.)
- alternative country
- alternative music
- alternative rock
- (Under amber, n.1 and a.)
- amber fluid
- amber liquid
- amber nectar
- (Under Arab, n.1 and a.1)
- Arab street
- (Under ask, v.)
- don’t (even) ask
- (Under away, adv.)
- away goal
- away-goals rule
- (Under B)
- BOE
- (Under back-)
- back catalogue
- back story
- (Under ball, n.1)
- to have (got) by the balls
- to grab (also take) by the balls
- that’s the way (also how) the ball bounces
- to carry the ball
- to run with the ball
- ball of muscle
- ball girl
- ball-winner
- (Under bat, n.1)
- old bat
- (Under bicycle, n.)
- bicycle bell
- bicycle racing
- bicycle rider
- bicycle tour
- bicycle helmet
- bicycle kick
- bicycle lane
- bicycle path
- bicycle shorts
- (Under bike, n.2)
- bike lane
- bike path
- (Under bollock, n.)
- to drop a bollock
- (Under boo, int. (and n.1))
- boo bird
- boo-boy
- (Under bowling, vbl. n.)
- bowling bag
- (Under break, n.1)
- break of serve (also service)
- (Under Chinese, a. and n.)
- Chinese parsley
- (Under clutch, n.1)
- clutch bag
- (Under cryogenic, a.)
- cryogenically
- (Under cycle, n.)
- cycle helmet
- cycle lane
- cycle path
- cycle shorts
- (Under cycling, vbl. n. and ppl. a.)
- cycling shorts
- (Under dark, a.)
- dark energy
- (Under datum, n.)
- data analysis
- data security
- data acquisition
- data communication
- data dump
- data smog
- data stream
- DataSuit
- data warehouse
- data warehousing
- (Under dual, a. (n.))
- dual-band
- (Under early, a. and n.)
- early bloomer
- (Under eat, v.)
- to eat like a bird
- (Under extension, n.)
- extension cord
- extension lead
- (Under frame, n.)
- frame drum
- frame narrative
- frame narrator
- frame-tale
- (Under gateway, n.1)
- gateway drug
- (Under get, v.)
- to get it up
- (Under give, v.)
- to give a hundred (also hundred and ten, etc.) per cent
- (Under go, v.)
- what goes around, comes around
- (Under horizontal, a. (n.))
- horizontal jogging
- horizontal refreshments
- (Under Horlick, n.)
- to make a Horlicks of
- (Under hot, a. (n.2))
- hot hatchback
- (Under independent, a. and n.)
- independent contractor
- (Under job, n.2)
- to do a job
- (Under late, a.1 (n.2))
- late bloomer
- (Under Liverpool, n.)
- Liverpool kiss
- (Under pink, n.4 and a.2)
- pink lemonade
- (Under plasma, n.)
- plasma display
- plasma screen
- (Under power, n.1)
- power chord
- (Under rapid, a., (adv.), and n.)
- rapid-response
- (Under roll, v.2)
- to roll over
- to roll up one’s sleeves
- (Under S)
- SAT
- (Under service, n.1)
- service break
- (Under square, a.)
- square ball
- (Under standard, n. (a.))
- standard assessment task
- standard assessment test
- (Under stick, n.1)
- sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
- sticks and stones
- (Under story, n.1)
- what’s the story?
- (Under substitution, n.)
- substitution frame
- (Under suicide, n.2)
- suicide bomber
- (Under super-, prefix)
- superstation
- (Under tear, n.1)
- to tears
- to move (a person) to tears
- to bore (a person) to tears
- (Under thing, n.1)
- to have another thing coming
- (Under tight, a. (adv.))
- (as) tight as a drum
- (Under totty, n. (a.1))
- a bit of totty
- (Under town, n.)
- town bike
- (Under V)
- V-brake
- (Under walk, v.1)
- to walk the dog
- walking the dog
- (Under web, n.)
- web crawler
- (Under woman, n.)
- women and children first
Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:
- advanced, ppl. a.
- bike, n.2
- bloomer, n.1
- blue, n.
- blue, a.
- broadsheet, n.
- clone, v.
- closed, ppl. a.
- compulsory, a. and n.
- concealer, n.
- corrupt, ppl. a.
- corrupt, v.
- corruption, n.
- crawler, n.
- dual, v.
- feedback, n.
- frame, n.
- frame, v.
- framing, vbl. n.
- green, a. and n.
- grey, a. and n.
- land, n.1
- receiver, n.1
- red, a. and n.
- releasee, n.
- skim, v.
- skimming, vbl. n.
- spider, n.
- spin, v.
- text, v.
- triangulate, v.
- triangulation, n.
- yah, adv. (int.3, n.)