New vocabulary
From Zentertainment:
"NEW OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY released this week, including trip-hop (combination of dub reggae and hip-hop), limousine liberal (wealthy liberal), dumpster diving (trawling through trash for hidden treasure), Blue Dog Democrat (conservative democrat), hinky (dishonest or unreliable person), lawn flamingo (plastic bird as garden ornament), sticker shock (experienced by shoppers encountering higher-than-expected prices), and wildcraft (the gathering of herbs, plants, and fungi from the wild).
There are also several new topical definitions including Afghan kaftan (dust obscuring bombing zone), asymmetrical warfare (current euphemism for terrorism), bunker buster (bomb designed to destroy underground installations), cutaneous anthrax (anthrax contracted via the skin)."
"NEW OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY released this week, including trip-hop (combination of dub reggae and hip-hop), limousine liberal (wealthy liberal), dumpster diving (trawling through trash for hidden treasure), Blue Dog Democrat (conservative democrat), hinky (dishonest or unreliable person), lawn flamingo (plastic bird as garden ornament), sticker shock (experienced by shoppers encountering higher-than-expected prices), and wildcraft (the gathering of herbs, plants, and fungi from the wild).
There are also several new topical definitions including Afghan kaftan (dust obscuring bombing zone), asymmetrical warfare (current euphemism for terrorism), bunker buster (bomb designed to destroy underground installations), cutaneous anthrax (anthrax contracted via the skin)."