March 2010

Report from the Open Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary invites language watchers to pass along new or specialized words (or old words with new meanings) that have not yet made it into a standard print or online dictionary. Recent submissions to the Open Dictionary include terms about the recent extreme weather conditions on the East Coast and terms for new ways to organize, mix, and listen to audio recordings using the latest technology.

If you know a word that should be considered for entry in the dictionary, submit your word at the Submit an Entry page.

snowberg (noun) : a tall mound of snow.
The snowberg in the mall parking lot lasted until May.

snowverdose (noun) : an overdose of snow.
With 2 storms in 1 week, Harrisburg region suffers a snowverdose.—Matthew Kemeny, PennLive.com, February 10, 2010

gapless playback (noun) : the playback of audio tracks without pauses of silence.
Gapless playback means that there is no pause in playback between the end of one audio file and the beginning of the next audio file. —support.apple.com

podcastinate (verb) : to ignore work or more pressing issues by listening to podcasts.
I'm really swamped with homework tonight. I wish I didn't podcastinate so often.


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