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May 2006New Word WatchMerriam-Webster editors are giving the following words serious consideration for entry in a Merriam-Webster dictionary:
* arm candy noun : a young attractive person who accompanies a usually older person at social events * ollie noun [Ollie, nickname of Alan Gelfand born 1963 U.S. skateboarder] 1 : a maneuver in skateboarding in which the skater kicks the tail of the board down while jumping in order to make the board pop into the air 2 : a maneuver in snowboarding in which the rider transfers weight from the front to the back foot to snap the board up off the ground — ollie verb * technopreneur noun [techno- + entrepreneur] : an entrepreneur whose business involves high technology Do you have a suggestion for a word we should be watching for? E-mail us at comments@word.com, and we'll tell you what we have on that word so far. |