AMONG THE NEW WORDS.
The article discusses words which have appeared in American speech in the past decade or recent uses of older words. An example is Easter egg which is used for hidden information or content inside a DVD or computer program. Other words relate to men such as man bag, manboob and man crush. A detailed...
| Publicado en: | American Speech Vol. 81; no. 4; pp. 423 - 448 |
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Duke University Press
Winter2006
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| Sumario: | The article discusses words which have appeared in American speech in the past decade or recent uses of older words. An example is Easter egg which is used for hidden information or content inside a DVD or computer program. Other words relate to men such as man bag, manboob and man crush. A detailed description of the condition now known as intermittent explosive disorder is given. The recent use of the term babymoon is provided along with the addition of f-bomb to the language. Both etymology and recent usage is documented. |
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