[lbo-talk] Contrasexual

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall at adelphia.net
Fri Dec 17 13:08:52 PST 2004


My word, get ready for a verbal chavalanche By Sally Pook (Filed: 16/12/2004)

Have you ever had a boyzilian? Are you contrasexual? Do you worry about globesity? Do you know what any of these words mean?

Such offbeat new language, from chavalanche to smirting, is being collected on an internet site created by Collins.

The "living dictionary" will allow the public to offer words to be considered for inclusion in the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary.

Many are already in general use across the country, such as chav or cheese-eating surrender monkeys.

Collins claims the website will give language enthusiasts unrivalled access to the words people really use every day.

As long as most people visiting the website agree on its definition and there is evidence of its use on the internet, it will go into the living dictionary and be considered for the English dictionary.

The following have been put forward for consideration:

boyzilian: (noun) a Brazilian bikini wax for men

contrasexual: (noun) a financially independent, confident woman whose aspirations defy convention and who does not make romantic relationships a priority

globesity: (noun) perceived global epidemic of obesity

chavalanche (noun) when an onslaught of Burberry-wearing Smirnoff Ice drinkers descend on one's local

assmosis (noun) gaining promotion through sycophancy

kippers (noun) grown up children living with their parents (kids in parents' pockets eroding retirement savings)

smirting (noun) combination of smoking and flirting. <http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2004/12/16/nword16.xml>



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