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What words do you think belong in the Oxford dictionary?

by Community Team Posted: August 19, 2011 11:34 AM Last Updated: August 19, 2011 4:50 PM

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A slightly more conventional entry in the Oxford Dictionary. (Associated Press)

From unfortunate sartorial styles to a new form of online harassment, the latest words entering the Oxford Dictionary are decidedly modern.
 
Not really sure what a jegging is? You're probably not alone, but the dictionary's current editor believes the jean/legging hybrid is popular enough to warrant a place in the hundred-year-old tome. 
 
Other inclusions run the gamut from cheeky - mankini anyone? - to kind of creepy. Just ask Anthony Weiner how he feels about sexting. 
 
The full list of 400 new words has not been released yet, but Oxford has offered a preview of some of the 2011 additions.
 
Joining the dictionary will be: cyberbullying, retweet, jeggings, mankini and woot. (That last one is an exclamation of victory, most often used by video game players.)
 
You probably use the word mankini more often than you wear one, but what about the other neologisms? Does your cyberbully make a point to woot after a particularly punchy Facebook snipe? 
 
Did your latest tweet about your jegging obsession get retweeted? 

We're curious, how often do you use some of the latest Oxford words? What words should have made the list? Tell us what slang you just can't live without.
 

(This survey is not scientific. Results are based on readers' responses.)