New words list September 2002

12 September 2002 saw the publication of the range of entries mivvy-monnisher 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

• mixability, n.
• mix-and-match, a. and n.
• mixdown, n.
• Mixe, n. and a.
• Mixean, a. and n.
• mixed, n.
• mixed ale, n.
• mixed cloth, n. (and a.)
• mixed corn, n.
• Mixe-Zoque, n. and a.
• Mixe-Zoquean, a. and n.
• mixie, n.
• mix-in, n.
• mixmaster, v.
• mixmastered, a.
• mixmastering, n.
• mixochimera, n.
• mixotroph, n.
• mixotrophy, n.
• mixte, a. and n.
• mixtil, n.² and a.
• mixtry, n.
• mixum-gatherum, n.
• mixy-matchy, a.
• miya, n.
• mizuna, n.
• mizutaki, n.
• mizzled, a.²
• mizzle-kyted, a.
• mizzle-shinned, a.
• Mk., n.¹
• Mk., n.²
• Mk., n.³
• MK, n.⁴
• mkhedruli, n. (and a.)
• mkt., n.
• Mleccha, n.
• m’lud, n.
• m’lud, v.
• mlungu, n. and a.
• Mn, n.
• Mnium, n.
• Mo, n.²
• mo, n.³
• mo, n.⁶
• mo, n.⁷
• moa-hunting, n.
• moai, n.
• moaner’s bench, n.
• moaning dove, n.
• moany, a.
• mobbed, a.²
• mobbed-up, a.
• mobe, n.
• mobed, n.
• Mobile, a.² and n.³
• mobile unit, n.
• mobile vulgus, n.
• mobility allowance, n.
• mobilizability, n.
• mobilizational, a.
• mobilize, v.²
• mobilizer, n.
• mobola, n.
• mob-o-ton, n.
• mob-stock, v.
• mob stocking, n.
• Mobutuism, n.
• moby, n.
• moby, a.
• Moby Dick, n.
• moc, n.
• moch, v.²
• mochadi, a.
• Moche, a. and n.²
• mochila, n.
• mochy, a.²
• mock, n.⁶
• mockie, n.
• mockney, a. and n.
• mock-sport, n.
• mocktail, n.
• mockumentary, n.
• mocotaugan, n.
• moc-toe, n.
• mod, n.²
• modded, a.
• modelet, n.
• modelizing, n.
• modem, v.
• modemed, a.
• moderating, n.
• moderative, a.
• moderature, n.²
• moderne, a. (and n.)
• Modernisme, n.
• Modernismo, n.
• modernista, a.
• modernistically, adv.
• modernizable, a.
• modette, n.
• modillioned, a.
• Modimo, n. (and int.)
• modinha, n.
• modiolid, n. and a.
• Modjadji, n.
• modulational, a.
• modulatively, adv.
• modulization, n.
• modulize, v.²
• modulized, a.
• moegoe, n. (and a.)
• moelleux, n. and a.
• moenie, v.
• moeone, n.
• moepel, n.
• Moeraki boulder, n.
• moeriki, n.
• Moesian, n. and a.
• mofo, n.
• moganite, n.
• mogas, n.
• mogue, v.
• Mogulian, n. and a.
• mogully, a.
• mohalla, n.
• mohar, n.
• moharrir, n.
• mohawking, n.
• Mohism, n.
• Mohist, n. and a.
• Mohmand, n. and a.
• moho-pereru, n.
• Mohr, n.¹
• Mohr, n.²
• mohua, n.
• moiréd, a.
• moistured, a.
• moisture-proofing, a.
• mojado, n.
• mojito, n.
• mojo, n.³
• mokihi, n.
• mokimoki, n.
• Mokisso, n.
• mokker, n.
• Moko, n.¹
• moko jumby, n.
• mokoro, n.
• mokume, n.
• mokume gane, n.
• mokus, n. and a.
• molcajete, n.
• Mole, n.⁹ and a.²
• Mole, n.¹⁰
• molectronics, n.
• molecular biological, a.
• molecular biologist, n.
• molecular clock, n.
• molecular electronics, n.
• Mole-Dagbani, a. and n.
• mole-draining, n.
• molehunt, n.
• moletronics, n.
• molie, n.
• Molièresque, a.
• Molimo, n.¹ (and int.)
• molimo, n.²
• molindone, n.
• moling, n.
• Molinia, n.
• Molisch, n.
• molle, n.¹
• mollia tempora, n.
• mollia tempora fandi, n.
• mollisol, n.
• mollitive, a. and n.
• molluscacidal, a.
• molluscacide, n.
• mollusciciding, n.
• molluscum fibrosum, n.
• Molly, n.³
• molly, n.⁴
• molly-blob, n.
• Molly Bright, n.
• mollycoddled, a.
• molly-cosset, v.
• Molly Maguireite, n.
• Molniya orbit, n.
• molo, n.
• molo, a.
• Molochism, n.
• moloi, n.
• Molokan, n.
• Moloney, n.
• molossid, n. and a.
• Molson muscle, n.
• molt, a.
• Molteno, n.
• molton, n.²
• Moluccas, n.
• molue, n.
• molybdoprotein, n.
• moment critique, n.
• momentive, a.
• mommy track, n.
• mommy tracker, n.
• mommy tracking, n.
• momo, n.¹
• momo, n.²
• Momoyama, n. (and a.)
• mompara, n.
• moms, n.
• momsey, n.
• Momusite, n.
• Mon, n.⁴
• Monacan, n. and a.
• Monache, n.
• monachizing, n.
• Monadelphic, a.
• Monadelphist, n.
• Monaghan, n.
• monarchomach, n.
• monastral, a.
• monatomicity, n.
• monaych, n.
• moncheite, n.
• Mondayitis, n.
• Mondayize, v.
• Mondayized, a.
• Mondayizing, n.
• mondegreen, n.
• mondo, n.²
• mone, n.²
• monenergism, n.
• monenergistic, a.
• monensin, n.
• monerula, n.
• money bush, n.
• money machine, n.
• money musk, n.
• moneyness, n.
• money-off, a.
• money pit, n.
• money plant, n.
• money tree, n.
• mong, n.²
• monged, a.
• Mongolist, n.
• Mongolized, a.
• mongrelized, a.
• monikered, a.
• monimostylic, a.
• monimostyly, n.
• moning, n.
• monitorable, a.
• monitrice, n.
• monitum, n.
• monkey, a.
• monkey dance, n.
• monkey drill, n.
• monkey motion, n.
• monkey orchid, n.
• monkey spoon, n.
• Mono, n.¹

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

• (Under mixed, a.²)
  • mixed bill
  • mixed bunch
  • mixed business
  • mixed doubles
  • mixed drink
  • mixed feeding
  • mixed greens
  • mixed land
  • mixed programme
  • mixed spice
  • mixed veld
• (Under mixer, n.)
  • mixer-settler
• (Under mixing, n.)
  • mixing board
  • mixing desk
• (Under mixotrophic, a.)
  • mixotrophically
• (Under moa, n.)
  • moa stone
• (Under moat, n.¹)
  • moat-dried
  • moat-like
• (Under mob, n.² (and adv.))
  • mob-rule
  • mob scene
• (Under mobile, a.¹)
  • mobile launcher
  • mobile office
  • mobile phase
  • mobile radio
  • mobile telephone
• (Under moccasin, n.)
  • moccasin game
  • moccasin rubber
• (Under moch, n.)
  • moch-eaten
• (Under mock, a., adv., and n.⁷)
  • mock cream
  • mock jack
  • mock pendulum
  • mock trial
  • mock trumpet
  • mock Tudor
  • mock turtleneck
  • mock heather
  • mock strawberry
• (Under mocktail, n.)
  • mocktail party
• (Under mode, v.)
  • moding
• (Under model, n. and a.)
  • model release
  • model year
  • model home
  • model prison
  • model village
• (Under modelling, n.)
  • modelling gallery
  • modelling tool
• (Under modern, a. and n.)
  • modern primitive
• (Under modernization, n.)
  • modernization theory
• (Under modesty, n.)
  • modesty board
  • modesty panel
  • modesty skirt
  • modesty vest
• (Under modified, a. and n.)
  • modified American plan
  • modified starch
• (Under modular, a. and n.)
  • modular arithmetic
  • modular form
  • modular group
• (Under module, v.²)
  • moduled
• (Under moffie, a. and n.)
  • moffiedom
• (Under Mogul, n.¹ and a.)
  • Mogul Rouge
• (Under moisture, n.)
  • moisture barrier
  • moisture movement
  • moisture stress
• (Under Mojave, n.)
  • Mojave aster
  • Mojave rattlesnake
  • Mojave yucca
• (Under molar, n. and a.¹)
  • molar-like
• (Under molasses, n.)
  • molasses ale
  • molasses face
  • molasses-settlings
• (Under Moldavian, n. and a.)
  • Moldavian mantle
• (Under mole, n.³ (and a.¹))
  • mole-bank
  • mole bean
  • mole salamander
• (Under molecular, a. (and n.))
  • molecular beam
  • molecular beam epitaxy
  • molecular formula
  • molecular machine
  • molecular rotation
  • molecular wire
• (Under molehunt, n.)
  • mole-hunter
  • mole-hunting
• (Under molimen, n.)
  • menstrual molimen
• (Under moll, n.²)
  • mollsack
• (Under molly, n.¹)
  • Molly bolt
• (Under molybdenum, n.)
  • molybdenum dioxide
  • molybdenum disulphide
  • molybdenum trioxide
• (Under mom, n.)
  • mom food
• (Under moment, n.)
  • moment generating function
• (Under Momus, n.)
  • Momus-like
• (Under monarchy, n.)
  • monarchy man
• (Under Monday, n. and adv.)
  • Monday-land
• (Under monetary, a.)
  • monetary aggregate
  • monetary compensation amount
  • monetary compensatory amount
  • monetary overhang
  • monetary union
• (Under money, n. (and a.))
  • money advice
  • money broking
  • money capital
  • money claim
  • money clip
  • money creature
  • money-digger
  • money-doubler
  • money fund
  • money-hunter
  • money hunting
  • money launderer
  • money laundering
  • money management
  • money manager
  • money mart
  • moneypaper
  • money politics
  • money purchase
  • money shot
  • money stock
  • money trader
  • moneywise
• (Under money centre, n.)
  • money-centre bank
• (Under money market, n.)
  • money market fund
• (Under Mongolian, a. and n.)
  • Mongolian gerbil
• (Under monitor, n.)
  • monitor booth
• (Under monk, n.¹)
  • monk chair
  • monk clothes
  • monk parakeet
  • monk’s chair
  • monk’s pepper tree
• (Under monk, n.²)
  • monk bag
• (Under monkey, n.)
  • monkey barge
  • monkey bike
  • monkey boot
  • monkey in the middle
  • monkey pole
  • monkey rum
  • monkey show
  • monkey squirrel
  • monkey stove
  • Monkey Ward’s
  • monkey work
  • monkey orange
  • monkey pistol
  • monkey thorn
• (Under monkeypox, n.)
  • monkeypox virus

Out-of-sequence new entries

12 September 2002 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• Abelungu, n.
• abortuary, n.
• after-school, a.
• A-list, n. and a.
• A-lister, n.
• Archaea, n.
• archaeon, n.
• asteroseismological, a.
• asteroseismologist, n.
• asteroseismology, n.
• bait and switch, n.
• bancassurance, n.
• bancassurer, n.
• big one, n.
• biochip, n.
• biocomputer, n.
• biocomputing, n.
• bioinformatic, a.
• bioinformatician, n.
• bioinformaticist, n.
• bioinformatics, n.
• bitstream, n.
• B-list, n. and a.
• B-lister, n.
• bodyboard, n.
• bodyboarder, n.
• bodyboarding, n.
• body-swerve, v.
• body swerve, n.
• boogie board, n.
• boogie boarder, n.
• booze cruise, n.
• boy toy, n.
• brane, n.
• caffeinated, a.
• calamari, n.
• chemoprevention, n.
• chemopreventive, a. and n.
• chopsocky, a. and n.
• cite, n.
• C-list, n. and a.
• C-lister, n.
• clunky, a.
• colonoscope, n.
• colonoscopic, a.
• colonoscopically, adv.
• colonoscopy, n.
• con, n.⁵
• condensed matter, n.
• contactee, n.
• contrarian, n. and a.
• coupledom, n.
• cowpunk, n.
• crash-and-burn, n. and a.
• crash and burn, v.
• cringe-making, a.
• cringe-makingly, adv.
• cringeworthy, a.
• cryptosporidial, n.
• cryptosporidiosis, n.
• Cryptosporidium, n.
• cushty, a. (and adv.)
• D-list, n. and a.
• Dobsonian, a. and n.
• Drake equation, n.
• dysfunctional, a.
• dysfunctionality, n.
• dyspraxia, n.
• dyspraxic, a. and n.
• evo-devo, n.
• exfoliant, n. and a.
• fanny, v.²
• fashionista, n.
• fruit acid, n.
• geddit, int.
• geomathematical, a.
• geomathematics, n.
• geomatic, a.
• geomatics, n.
• globality, n.
• gun control, n.
• helioseismic, a.
• helioseismological, a.
• helioseismologist, n.
• helioseismology, n.
• Kellner, n.
• Kuhnian, a. and n.
• lagerstätte, n.
• leylandii, n.
• lurve, n.
• palmcorder, n.
• presenteeism, n.
• Singlish, n.¹
• Singlish, n.²
• spintronic, a.
• spintronics, n.
• stepfamily, n.
• step-parent, n.
• step-parenthood, n.
• step-parenting, n.
• tabloidese, n.
• tabloidesque, a.
• tabloidism, n.
• tabloidization, n.
• technoscience, n.
• technoscientific, a.
• technoscientist, n.
• toe-curling, a.
• Umlimo, n.
• umlungu, n. and a.
• Z-list, n. and a.

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

• (Under A)
  • AK
  • AK-47
• (Under abduction, n.)
  • alien abduction
  • UFO abduction
• (Under accelerated, ppl. a.)
  • accelerated learning
• (Under affluence, n.)
  • affluence test
  • affluence testing
• (Under arm, n.¹)
  • arm candy
• (Under B)
  • BMI
• (Under big, a.)
  • big mo
• (Under bio-)
  • biocircuit
  • bioterrorism
  • bioterrorist
  • biowar
  • biowarfare
  • bioweapon
• (Under biological, a. (and n.))
  • biological weapon
• (Under blue, a.)
  • blue straggler
• (Under body, n.)
  • body mass index
  • body scrub
  • body wrap
• (Under boiler, n.)
  • old boiler
• (Under boy, n.¹)
  • boy wonder
• (Under broke, ppl. a.)
  • if it ain’t broke, don’t (also why) fix it
• (Under bum, n.¹)
  • bum-boy
  • to put (also get) bums on seats
  • bums on seats
  • bum-fluff
• (Under celebrity, n.)
  • celebrity novel
  • celebrity novelist
• (Under champagne, n.)
  • champagne socialism
  • champagne socialist
• (Under cheat, n.¹)
  • cheat sheet
• (Under chick, n.¹)
  • chick flick
  • chick lit
• (Under come, n.¹)
  • come shot
• (Under compassion, n.)
  • compassion fatigue
• (Under crib, n.)
  • crib sheet
• (Under date, n.²)
  • date movie
• (Under designer, n.)
  • designer stubble
• (Under donor, n.)
  • donor fatigue
• (Under dove, n.)
  • love dove
  • white dove
• (Under ear, n.¹)
  • ear candy
• (Under evolutionary, a.)
  • evolutionary biologist
  • evolutionary biology
• (Under eye, n.¹)
  • eye-candy
• (Under eye-ball, n.)
  • up to the (also one’s) eyeballs
• (Under fame, n.¹)
  • of — fame
  • fifteen minutes of fame
• (Under famous, a.)
  • famous for fifteen minutes
  • famous for being famous
• (Under fifteen, a. and n.)
  • fifteen minutes (of fame)
• (Under G)
  • GPS
• (Under garden, n.)
  • garden leave
• (Under gardening, vbl. n.)
  • gardening leave
• (Under get, v.)
  • get it?
  • to get moving
  • to get real
  • to get it on
• (Under give, v.)
  • to give (someone) one
  • to give it up
• (Under global, a.)
  • global positioning system
  • global distillation
• (Under grey, a. and n.)
  • grey flannel suit
  • man in a grey flannel suit
  • grey literature
  • Grey Panther
  • grey power
  • grey suit
  • grey water
• (Under grey, v.)
  • grey out
  • greyed-out
• (Under guest, n.)
  • guest list
• (Under H)
  • HMO
• (Under health, n.)
  • Health Maintenance Organization
• (Under herbal, a.)
  • herbal body wrap
  • herbal wrap
• (Under lap, n.¹)
  • lap dance
  • lap dancer
  • lap dancing
• (Under Latin, a. and n.)
  • Latin lover
• (Under lava, n.)
  • lava lamp
  • lava light
  • Lava Lite
• (Under loved, a.)
  • loved-up
• (Under P)
  • PCR
• (Under polymerase, n.)
  • polymerase chain reaction
• (Under S)
  • STD
• (Under table, n.)
  • table dance
  • table dancer
  • table dancing
• (Under tabloid, n. (a.))
  • tabloid-speak
• (Under tool, n.)
  • software tool
  • programming tool
  • toolbar
  • toolbox
  • toolkit
• (Under turn-off, n.)
  • turn-off point

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• abduct, v.
• abductee, n.
• accelerate, v.
• accelerated, ppl. a.
• acceleration, n.
• black water, n.
• body, n.
• breeder, n.
• carnivore, n.
• centaur, n.
• cringe, v.
• exfoliate, v.
• eye-ball, n.
• grey, a. and n.
• spacer, n.¹