Make a Statement in Fall '09 -- Oxford Style

Over 2,000 new words and synonyms debut in the redesigned OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- What's the trendiest accessory this fall? Words of course! With Oxford's newly redesigned English Dictionary & Thesaurus students can go back with the most fashionable (see SYNONYMS: in vogue, stylish, chic, modish, classy, cool, tony) vocabulary in school.

Highlights of the new edition:

    --  Powered by the Oxford English Corpus with over 2,000 new words and
        senses, representing the latest cutting-edge advances in lexicographical
        research
    --  More than 150,000 words, phrases, and definitions
    --  Approximately 184,000 synonyms and antonyms
    --  60 pages of revised supplementary material including: a basic guide to
        the parts of speech, spelling, and punctuation, as well as a wordfinder
        and reference section
    --  Dictionary and thesaurus entries in one block so you don't have to
        go back and forth between sections
    --  In-text features such as usage notes and "Choose the Right
        Word" boxes that help readers know when to use the right words

Some sassy synonyms:

greasy OR oleaginous

look alike OR doppelganger.

super OR wicked

transparent OR diaphanous

untoward OR infelicitous

valid OR cogent

vacuous OR gormless

incidentally OR by happenstance

emit OR disgorge

aggressive foreign policy OR warmongering

arrogant OR supercilious

Try out some new words in conversation:

acid reflux

adbot

ADD

addy

ADHD

aeroponics

Afrobeat

aggregator

agritourism

all-terrain vehicle

Anglosphere

antiglobalization

antiretroviral

antiterrorism

ARM

arrabbiata

ATV

avian flu

baby buggy

backtalk

bailout

barfly

bargain basement

bed head

biotherapy

bipolar disorder

bird flu

Blackberry

blogosphere

blogroll

blue state

bong

brag book

bumper sticker

bum rap

burn rate

cable modem

CAD

carbo-load

carbon footprint

carbon-neutral

carbon offsetting

carbon trading

carbs

CD burner

celeb

CGI

charge-back

cheesesteak

cineplex

climate change

consumer price index

content provider

corporate raider

co-sleeping

counterintelligence

credibility gap

credit crunch

crystal meth

C-section

cyberstalking

cybrid

darknet

designer drug

digicam

digital divide

discussion board

displaced person

domestic partnership

dot-org

e-business

ecological footprint

ecoregion

edamame

efficiency apartment

emissions trading

emo

failover

fair use

faith-based

fan fiction

fat burner

file-sharing

FireWire

flash drive

flash mob

flex-fuel

found object

freeware

fubar

gag order

gag rule

gangsta

gas guzzler

gated community

gateway drug

gender gap

gender-neutral

gene-altered

genetic blueprint

genetic screening

genetic testing

Gitmo

glycemic index

google (verb)

hedge fund

helper cell

high-maintenance

homeschooling

homewrecker

hoopster

hybrid car

identity theft

instant messaging

iPod

Jello shot

life partner

low-tech

mahimahi

Memory stick

message board

moblog

modding

mojito

mosh pit

MRSA

multiuser

nanny state

neoconservative

no-frills

Nordic walking

oncoprotein

pharming

podcast

prekindergarten

prenup

president-elect

red ink

scare quotes

senior moment

sexual orientation

sky marshal

sleeper cell

smart dust

smoke-free

social networking

splitsville

straw purchase

sudoku

superfood

trailer park (adjective)

transfat

trophy wife

unsubscribe

USB flash drive

WAV file

weaponize

weather balloon

web hosting

weblink

wedge issue

wiki

wireless hot spot

WLAN

WORM

XHTML

zip file

Oxford American Dictionary & Thesaurus 2e will be published, in hardcover, by Oxford University Press on June 11 (Second Edition, $29.95, 1600 pages, 9780195384659).

SOURCE Oxford University Press

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