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Plus'Malware,' 'Wing Nut,' Now in Dictionary'Malware,' 'Wing Nut,' Now in DictionaryThe Associated PressBefore your next party, go ahead and consult the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, which now includes edamame , pescatarian and about 100 other newly added words that have taken root in the American lexicon. (July 7)If you were a "wingnut" bent on setting off a "dirty bomb" or writing some "malware," you might just need a "mental health day." Or maybe you're just a "fanboy" of the latest version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.These words are just a few of the hundred or so that are new entries into the classic listing of words.(SOT: CHRISTOPHER TANNOCK/SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND)(10:59:40) FANBOY. A PERSON THAT'S A FAN OF A CERTAIN TOPIC. (SOT: JOANNE JORDAN/LINCOLN RI)(10:58:07) MENTAL HEALTH DAY IS A DAY TO RELEASE STRESS AND NOT WORK AND JUST GO TO A PEACEFUL PLACE.For those of you following along, "dirty bomb" dates back to 1956 and is a bomb designed to release radioactive material. "Wingnut" is another name for a radical.And "malware?"(SOT: LISA ROADCAP/ CALIFORNIA)(11:04:41) NO THAT ONE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF.It's software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning.We stumped a few more people with words from the list.(SOT: DAVID TANNOCK/SMITHFIELD RHODE ISLAND)(10:57:06) EDAMAME. I DO NOT. We do, thanks to actually reading the list, it's another name for immature green soybeans, usually in the pod.There is evidence that kids are actually learning something in school--at least when it comes to a "dwarf planet."(SOT: KAYLA TANNOCK/SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND) DWARF PLANET(11:00:04) IT IS A PLANET THAT DOESN'T FOLLOW ALL THREE RULES THE NEW RULES OF SPACE.And the younger set is more likely to know about "kiteboarding."(SOT: BARRETT JORDAN)(11:00;55) WHEN YOU GO BOARDING AND YOU HAVE A KITE AND YOU LIFT OFF THE AIR BECAUSE THE KITE GRABS THE WIND AND YOU GO UP.Other additions to the list include the type of poker known as "Texas Hold 'em;" "Norovirus;" like the strain of viruses that have struck several cruise ships; and "air quotes." Just imagine using your fingers to -quote- make a statement. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: July 7th, 2008 @ 10:31 pm
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