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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-29-2004, 06:53 PM:

They have been added to the recently released Second Edition of the Canadian Oxford dictionary. Leave it to those Canadians! Here’s a random sampling of some of the terms (this is a "teachable moment"):
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cube farm: slang: an office where the work space is divided into cubicles.

goal suck: a player who lets teammates bring the puck down the ice then lingers by the net so as to score easily.

puck bunny: a young female hockey fan, especially one motivated more by a desire to meet the players than by an interest in hockey.

beer league: a sports minor league of the lowest rank, a league of recreational hockey, baseball players, etc.

culture jamming: the practice of criticizing and subverting advertising and consumerism in the mass media, by methods such as producing advertisements parodying those of global brands.

studmuffin: a man perceived as sexually attractive, typically one with well-developed muscles.

geek chic: a fashion style incorporating characteristics traditionally associated with computer geeks, e.g. heavy-rimmed glasses.

cougar: slang: an older woman pursuing or dating a younger man.

polyamorist: this is a derivative of polyamory, which is defined as: the custom or practice of engaging in multiple sexual relationships, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners concerned.

barley sandwich: beer

Frankenfood: a genetically modified food.

loungecore: any of a variety of musical styles which combine elements of lounge music and hardcore.

stagette: a pre-nuptial party for the bride and female friends.

shag: a combined stag and wedding shower, used in Thunder Bay.

lesbigay: lesbian, bisexual or gay.

eco-warrior: a person actively involved in preventing damage to the environment.

Japanimation: anime

board shorts: long shorts of a kind originally worn by surfers.

synthespian: a computer-generated character who may appear to interact with human actors in a film, or as part of an animated film using only such characters.

thin client: Computing: a client terminal with minimal processing power and storage capacity, esp. one with no hard disk.

magalogue: a promotional catalogue or sales brochure designed to resemble a high-quality magazine.

eurozone: the economic region formed by those member countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro prosumer.

prosumer: a person who buys electronic goods that are of a standard between those aimed at consumers and professionals. 2. a consumer who purchases component elements of products in order to build or administer his or her own goods and services.

gabba: a harsh, aggressive type of house music originating in Rotterdam, characterized by its extremely fast dance beat.

teachable moment: a situation or event that serendipitously offers an opportunity to educate people about a topic.
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Hopefully we can get the US to add "Bling bling" to our dictionary!

Posted by Richard Hamilton (Member # 321) on 07-29-2004, 06:59 PM:

And I thought my wife made up the word "studmuffin". Bitch must have had a canadian dicktionary [Big Grin]

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 07-29-2004, 10:55 PM:

I thought you said these were new. Most of the terms are older than me.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 07-29-2004, 10:58 PM:

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Hopefully we can get the US to add "Bling bling" to our dictionary!

I pray for "bling bling" to die a very quick death, and it probably is already doing that. Speaking as a "cracker-ass-cracker," such inner city terms like "bling bling" go out of style as soon as white folks in the suburbs start using it or even understand what it means.

White people need to just be themselves and speak Honkey English. There are few things more ridiculous than some white guy trying to act like he is black.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-29-2004, 11:10 PM:

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Canada adds 5,000 New Words

So, now they have 7,000 words? I'm impressed!

I'm sure you were excluding Gordie... His vocabulary is 170 words and he is still trying to figure out punctuation.

Edit: Gordie just sent me an email and said: "Fuck you Phil" So I have to revise his vocabulary to 173 words.

>>> Phil

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-29-2004, 11:45 PM:

"prosumer"

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 07-30-2004, 12:02 AM:

Tsk tsk Phil...quoting a private email without permission. I think you should go back and edit it so as to convey the gist without quoting directly.

On the other hand the Supreme Court in Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 1971 did say that nothing else has quite the same cachet as fuck so I guess that has to stay and your name is what it is so that stays as well. I guess you have to get rid of you. [Big Grin]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-30-2004, 12:19 AM:

Not a breach of private email... just a paraphrasing of a different order of the words that still convey the original meaning and content. [Wink]

>>> Phil

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-30-2004, 12:21 AM:

Barley sandwich... I like it. Reminds me of liquid cornbread a.k.a. whiskey [beer]

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-30-2004, 12:36 AM:

quote: D.A.R.Y.L.
[av=q]Most of the terms are older than me.

Of course. They were just added to the recently released Second Edition of the Canadian Oxford dictionary, which makes them new "official" words.

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 07-30-2004, 05:12 AM:

Puck bunny? Sounds sexy. I just wish I played hockey.

And another round of barley sandwiches for the room ... [beer]