Hello everyone, today I want let y'all know about the A-B new words recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary so that the whenever you see or say 'em, you won't be wrong.
a-eastell, prep.: “At, in, or to the east of. Cf. awestell prep.”
agric, adj. and n.: “Of, relating to, or used in agriculture; = agricultural adj. Now chiefly West African.”
anti-Semiticism, n.: “Prejudice, hostility, or discrimination towards Jewish people on religious, cultural, or ethnic grounds; = anti-Semitism n.”
assault rifle, n.: “Originally U.S. A rifle designed for military use that is capable of both automatic and semi-automatic fire, is loaded by means of a magazine (as…”
assault weapon, n.: “A weapon designed for use in a large-scale military assault, esp. one used to attack a fortified or well-defended location. Now rare.”
awedde, adj.: “Overcome with anger, madness, or distress; insane, mentally disturbed.”
awe-inspiringly, adv.: “So impressively, spectacularly, or formidably as to arouse or inspire awe.”
awel, n.: “Any of various types of hook or hooked instrument; esp. one used as an instrument of torture.”
Awendaw, n.: “Also with lower-case initial. In the cuisine of the south-eastern United States, especially South Carolina: a type of soft, moist cornbread that may…”
awesomesauce, adj.: “Extremely good; excellent.”
awestell, prep.: “At, in, or to the west of. Cf. a-west prep., a-eastell prep.”
awfulize, v.: “intransitive. To class as awful or terrible. rare.”
awfy, adj.: “Terrible, dreadful; remarkable or notable.”
awfy, adv.: “As simple intensive: very, exceedingly, extremely.”
Babemba, n.: “A Bantu-speaking people inhabiting the north-eastern part of Zambia and the neighbouring areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly…”
bagel, v.: “transitive. To beat (an opponent) by a score of six games to love in a set. Cf. bagel n. 3.”
Barthesian, n. and adj.: “A follower or advocate of the theories of Roland Barthes.”
bauer, n.: “In Germany and German-speaking countries: a peasant, a smallholder.”
Bemba, adj. and n.: “Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Bemba.”
bialy, n.: “A chewy bread roll having a circular indentation filled with finely chopped onion.”
Bialystok, n.: “a chewy bread roll having a circular indentation filled with finely chopped onion; = bialy n.”
bird colonel, n.: “A full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel.”
bochur, n.: “A boy or young man; spec. a student of Talmudic and rabbinical writings at a yeshiva (yeshiva n.). Cf. yeshiva bochur n.”
bokeh, n.: “Blurring or hazing in the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image; this as an artistic or visual effect, esp. as rendered by a particular lens.”
bombogenesis, n.: “A phenomenon or process characterized by a rapid and sustained fall of barometric pressure in the centre of an extratropical cyclonic weather system…”
bridge-burning, n.: “The action or process of burning bridges (literally and figuratively).”
bridge-burning, adj.: “That burns bridges (literally and figuratively).”
bridge coat, n.2: “A long heavy double-breasted woollen overcoat traditionally worn by naval officers on the bridge of a ship in cold weather. Later also: any coat…”
bridger, n.1: “A person who maintains or has charge of a bridge; the keeper of a bridge. Obsolete.”
Brightonian, n. and adj.: “A native or resident of Brighton.”
brik, n.: “Esp. in Tunisia and elsewhere in North Africa: a filo pastry, often triangular in form, with a savoury filling. Cf. borek n.”
broigus, adj. and n.: “Angry; irritated.”
buka, n.: “A roadside restaurant or street stall with a seating area, selling cooked food at low prices. Cf. bukateria n., mama put n. Frequently as a modifier…”
bukateria, n.: “A roadside restaurant or street stall with a seating area, selling cooked food at low prices. Cf. buka n., mama put n.”
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