Oxford English Dictionary: OED birthday word generator: which words originated in your birth year?

Posted by Eudaimonia 12 years, 4 months ago to Entertainment
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Here's mine - 1965: bada-bing

1965
Your OED birthday word is:
bada-bing, int.
Meaning: Suggesting something happening suddenly, emphatically, or easily and predictably; ‘Just like that!’, ‘Presto!’
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  • Posted by $ Susanne 12 years, 4 months ago
    Bouffy. BOUFFY? Sounds like it should go with Biffy and Boucy and Bloopy... Bleah! (OK, I remember Farah Fawcett hair, beehives, and wings... but still...) Too bad it's not the Vampire Slayer.

    Now... our Ops manager... is ALSO a Bada-Bing... thinking about it, that *does* explain an awful lot! ;-)
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  • Posted by Rozar 12 years, 4 months ago
    1990Your OED birthday word is: emoticon, n.Meaning: A representation of a facial expression formed by a short sequence of keyboard characters (usually to be viewed sideways) and used in electronic mail, etc., to convey the sender's feelings or intended tone.
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