May 2005

Happy 100th Birthday

Say Happy Birthday to the Hot New Words of 1905. All of these words had their earliest recorded appearance 100 years ago.

In all, there are 179 words in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, whose earliest attestation dates to 1905. To see them all, select the Collegiate Dictionary as your reference and click on Advanced Search. Then type 1905 in the date field and click on Search.