'BFF,' 'Zombie Bank': Actual New Entries in the Dictionary
TIME
The New Oxford American Dictionary has released its annual list of added words, and it's a doozy. Abbreviations like BFF (best friend forever) and TTYL ...
semiannual  | (adjective) Occurring or payable twice each year. |
| Synonyms: | biyearly |
| Usage: | Our semiannual family vacation to France usually occurs in December and July. |
doozy
n. Slang, pl., -zies.
Something extraordinary or bizarre: "Among the delicious names taken by, or given to, minor political parties in the United States . . . are these doozies: Quids, Locofocos, Barnburners, Coodies, Hunkies, Bucktails" (Saturday Review).
Something extraordinary or bizarre: "Among the delicious names taken by, or given to, minor political parties in the United States . . . are these doozies: Quids, Locofocos, Barnburners, Coodies, Hunkies, Bucktails" (Saturday Review).
[Possibly blend of DAISY and Duesenberg, a luxury car of the late 1920s and 1930s.]
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