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New edition: pleb to Pomak

On 14 September the alphabetical range pleb-Pomak was added to the New Edition: every word in this range has been thoroughly revised and updated. Below are listed all the new words in the range. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

plebeianized, adj.
pledgor, n.
pleiochasial, adj.
plena, n.
pleonasmus, n.
plerosis, n.
plesiadapiform, n. and adj.
plesiochronous, adj.
plesiomorphy, n.
pletzel, n.
Pleurococcus, n.
pleurodesis, n.
pleurodire, adj. and n.
pleurodyne, n.
pleurotomariid, n. and adj.
pleuston, n.
pleustonic, adj.
plex, n.² (and adj.)
plexi, n.
plica neuropathica, n.
plighting, n.²
plim, adj.
plinkety, n., int., and adj.
plinky, int. and adj.
plinthed, adj.
Plip, n.²
plip, int.and n.¹
plish, n.
plonk, n.⁴
plough jack, n.
plough maul, n.
ploye, n.
Plücker, n.²
plug-and-go, adj.
plug-and-play, adj. and n.
plug-in-and-go, adj.
plumcot, n.
pluming, adj.
plumped, adj.
plunker, n.
pluot, n.
pluperfectly, adv.
plurennial, adj.
pluricultural, adj.
pluries capias, n.
plurify, v.
pluripara, n.
Pluronic, n.
plush, n.²
plushers, n.
plus-minus, adj. and n.
plusperfect, n. (and adj.)
plusquamperfect, adj. and n.
Plutarchan, adj.
plute, n.¹
plutey, adj.
Plutino, n.
plyboard, n.
Plymothian, n. and adj.
plyometric, adj.
plyometrics, n.
Pm, n.
Pneumatomachi, n.
pneumocystic, adj.
pneumocystosis, n.
pneumocyte, n.
pneumostome, n.
Po, n.⁵
poaché, n.
pobbies, n.
pobblebonk, n.
poblano, n. and adj.
po'boy, n.
pochay, v.
pock, n.² (and int.)
pocketing, adj.²
pocket-veto, v.
pod, n.⁵
podding, n.²
poddy, n.²
podobranchia, n.
Podocarpus, n.
podophyllotoxin, n.
pod person, n.
poeciliid, n. and adj.
P.O.ed, adj.
poetasting, n.
poetizing, adj.
Pog, n.
Pogonate, adj.
Pogonia, n.
pogue, n.¹
pogue, n.³
pohickory, n.
Pohnpeian, n. and adj.
poindexter, n.
point-and-shoot, adj. and n.
point woman, n.
poisha, n.
Pokanoket, n.
pokerishness, n.¹
poking, n.²
Pokot, n. and adj.
Polacanthus, n.
polar axis, n.
polar line, n.
polder mitton, n.
poleless, adj.²
polemician, n.
polioencephalopathy, n.
Poli Sci, n.
politicide, n.
politicism, n.
politicker, n.
politico-economically, adv.
politricks, n.
politruk, n.
Polle syndrome, n.
pollinated, adj.
pollinating, n.
pollinosis, n.
polonga, n.
Polonial, adj.¹
Polonois, n.
polonois, adj.
polpetta, n.
Polwarth, n.
poly, n.⁴
poly, n.⁵
polyadenylate, n.
polyadenylate, v.
polyadenylation, n.
polyaemia | polyemia, n.
polyamorist, n.
polyamorous, adj.
polyamory, n.
polyblend, n.
polychronic, adj.
polycotton, n.
polycratic, adj.
polycrotism, n.
polydeoxynucleotide, n.
polydomous, adj.
polydrug, adj.
polyethene, n.
Polyfilla, n.
polyfoam, n.
polygalacturonase, n.
polygeny, n.²
polyglossia, n.
polyglossic, adj.
polyglossy, n.
polygonate, adj.²
polygonation, n.
Polygonatum, n.
polygynandrous, adj.
polygynandry, n.
polygyne, n. and adj.
polygynously, adv.
polyketide, n.
polymelia, n.
polymelous, adj.
polymorphically, adv.
polymorphousness, n.
polynemid, n. and adj.
polyodontid, adj. and n.
polyostotic, adj.
polyparium, n.
Polyphaga, n.
polyphagy, n.
polyphenism, n.
polypodous, adj.
polypody, n.²
polypro, n.
polyptych, n.²
polyresin, n.
polyseme, adj.
polysexual, adj.
polysilicon, adj. and n.
polysomatism, n.
polysomnogram, n.
polysomnograph, n.
polysomnographer, n.
polysomnographic, adj.
polysomnography, n.
Polystichum, n.
polystylism, n.
polystylist, n.
polystylistic, adj.
polysymmetric, adj.
polysynaptic, adj.
polytelic, adj.
polytenize, v.
Polythalamia, n.
polythionate, n.
Polytrichum, n.
Polytron, n.
polyunsaturation, n.
polyurethaned, adj.
polyyne, n.
pomacentrid, adj. and n.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These include:

(Under pledge, n.)
- pledge of allegiance
- pledge card
- pledge chamber
- pledge-cup
- pledge-house
- pledge-mania
- pledge week
(Under plesiochronous, adj. )
- plesiochronous digital hierarchy
(Under pleural, adj.¹)
- pleural cavity
(Under pleuro-, comb. form)
- pleurocoel
(Under pleurodire, adj and n.)
- pleurodirous
(Under plexiform, adj.)
- plexiform neurofibroma
- plexiform neuroma
(Under plinth, n.)
- plinth stone
(Under plot, n.)
- plot point
- plot twist
(Under plottable, adj.)
- plottable accuracy
(Under plough | plow, n.¹)
- ploughbene
- plough jockey
- to plough back
- to plough down
(Under plough-boon, n.)
- ploughboon-silver
(Under ploughswain, n.)
- ploughswain-land
(Under plout, n.)
- plout kirn
(Under plug, n.)
- plug-and-socket
- plug contact
- plug door
- plug plant
(Under plugging, n.)
- plugging-in
(Under plum, n. and adj.²)
- plum curculio
- plum tomato
(Under plumb, n.¹)
- plumb jordan
(Under plumber, n.)
- plumber's butt
- plumber's crack
- plumber's friend
- plumber's snake
(Under plumbing, n.)
- plumbing code
(Under plume, n.)
- plume fly
- plume-horned gnat
- plume poppy
(Under plumed, adj.)
- plumed partridge
(Under plum tree, n.)
- plum tree gum
(Under plunge, n.)
- plunge-line
- plunge router
(Under pluri-, comb. form)
- pluridimensional
(Under plus, prep., n., adv., and adj.)
- plus factor
- plus money
- plus quantity
- plus side
- on the plus side
- plus size
- plus-sized
(Under plus–minus, adj. and n.)
- plus-minus sign
(Under pneumatic, adj. and n.)
- pneumatic chemistry
- pneumatic medicine
- pneumatic release
- pneumatic tube
(Under pneumic, adj.)
- pneumic acid
(Under pneumo-, comb. form)
- pneumomassage
- pneumomediastinum
- pneumotherapeutics
- pneumotherapy
(Under pneumonic, adj. and n.)
- pneumonic plague
(Under pocket, n. and adj.)
- pocket bread
- pocket change
- pocket door
- pocket-lid
- pocket net
- pocket pool
- to play pocket pool
- pocket T
- pocket T-shirt
- pocket clock
- pocket park
- pocket pet
- pocket rocket
(Under poetry, n.)
- poetry slam
(Under poindexter, n.)
- poindexterish
(Under point, n.¹)
- point of purchase
- point of reference
- point of use
- point of contrary flexure
- point of distance
- point of divergence
- point of incidence
- point of inflection
- point of osculation
- point of presence
- point of reflection
- point of refraction
- point of retrogression
- point of sight
- point of station
- point of vision
- first point of Aries
- first point of Cancer
- first point of Capricorn
- first point of Libra
- point element
- point function
- point guard
- point particle
- point person
- point-scoring
- point shaving
- point-spread function
- point triplet
- points lever
- pointlike
(Under point, v.¹)
- point-and-click
(Under pointe, n.)
- pointe shoe
(Under pointer, n.)
- pointer finger
(Under pointing, n.¹)
- pointing device
(Under poison, n.)
- poison arrow frog
- poison-thread
- poison bladder
(Under poke, n.¹)
- poke-braik
- poke-man
- poke-market
(Under poke, n.²)
- poke collar
(Under poker, n.²)
- poker flower
(Under poker, n.⁴)
- poker run
(Under poky, adj.)
- poky bonnet
- poky hat
(Under Poland, n.¹)
- Poland China
(Under polar, adj. and n.)
- polar air
- polar diameter
- polar fleece
- Polar medal
- polar nucleus
- polar wander
(Under polariscopic, adj.)
- polariscopically
(Under polariton, n.)
- polaritonic
(Under polarity, n.)
- polarity epoch
(Under polarized, adj.)
- polarized plug
(Under polarizing, adj.)
- polarizing filter
- polarizing microscope
(Under pole, n.¹)
- pole stage
- pole dance
- pole dancer
- pole dancing
- pole house
- pole lamp
- pole-sitter
- pole-sitting
- poles-screamer
(Under pole, n.²)
- pole of cold
- pole of inaccessibility
- pole face
- pole-paper
- pole strength
(Under police, n.)
- police barrier
- police culture
- police harassment
- police riot
- police tape
- police village
(Under policeman, n.)
- policeman bird
(Under policy, n.¹)
- policy wonk
- policy broker
(Under poligar, n.)
- Poligar Wars
(Under polioencephalopathy, n.)
- polioencephalopathic
(Under Polish, n.¹ and adj.)
- Polish oat
(Under polished, adj.)
- polished cotton
(Under political, adj. and n.)
- political action committee
- political agenda
- political levy
- political offence
- political union
- political will
(Under poll, n.¹)
- poll-driven
(Under pollack, n.¹)
- pollack whale
(Under pollen, n.)
- pollen beetle
- pollen comb
- polleny
(Under polling, n.)
- polling card
(Under pollution, n.)
- pollution credit
(Under poly-, comb. form)
- polycentral
- polylectic
- polylege
- polyline
- polylinker
- polymineralic
- polyspecific
- polytherapy
- polyaniline
- polybutylene
- polycarboxylate
- polyisocyanurate
- polylactic acid
- polypyrrole
- polysaturated
- polysorbate
- polysulphuret
- polyubiquitin
(Under poly, n.³)
- polytunnel
(Under polyacrylic, adj. and n.)
- polyacrylic acid
(Under polyadenylate, v.)
- polyadenylated
(Under polyanth, n.)
- polyanth narcissus
(Under polybrominated, adj.)
- polybrominated biphenyl
(Under polyclonal, adj. and n.)
- polyclonal antibody
(Under polycystic, adj.)
- polycystic ovary syndrome
(Under polyhedral, adj.)
- polyhedrally
(Under polyhedrous, adj.)
- polyhedrous glass
(Under polymerase, n.)
- polymerase chain reaction
(Under polymorph, n. and adj.)
- polymorph-perverse
- polymorphonucleated
(Under polyphaga, n.)
- polyphagan
(Under Polyphemous, adj.)
- Polyphemous moth
(Under Polyphemus, n.)
- Polyphemus eye
(Under polypide, n.)
- polypide bud
(Under polyploidize, v.)
- polyploidized
(Under polypody, n.¹)
- polypody fern
(Under polysomnographic, adj.)
- polysomnographically
(Under polysynaptic, adj.)
- polysynaptically
(Under polytropic, adj. (and n.)
- polytropic index
(Under pomace, n.)
- pomace tub

Out-of-sequence new entries

14 September 2006 also saw the publication of the following new entries from across the alphabet:

aerobicize, v.
aerobicized, adj.
amatriciana, n.
anti-proliferation, adj.
arrabbiata, n.
arthrobranch, n.
arthrobranchia, n.
awardee, n.
bada-bing, int.
bahookie, n.
bail, v.⁵
beer pong, n.
beezer, adj.
belly-up, adv.
-biont, comb. form
bippy, n.
bling, n. and adj.
bosting, adj.
bracero, n.
breakout, adj.
broomball, n.
cabbaged, adj.³
carpet bombing, n.
celebutante, n.
Central Casting, n. and adj.
check-in, adj. and n.
chucklesome, adj.
churro, n.
close season, n.
conchiglie, n.
cross-train, v.
cross-trainer, n.
cross-training, n.
crostini, n.
cruciverbalist, n.
cube, n.³
cultigen, n.
cypherpunk, n.
dancey, adj.
dead zone, n.
deboard, v.
deboarding, n.
de-pants, v.
diplobiontic, adj.
Disneyfication, n.
Disneyfied, adj.
Disneyfy, v.
Dopp kit, n.
Dorothy Dix, n.
drive-by, n. and adj.
Emily's List, n.
facialist, n.
fancy-pants, adj. and n.
Five-O, n.
foofaraw, adj. and n.
Freddie Mac, n.
gapper, n.
garnacha, n.
gay-friendly, adj.
GIF, n.
Ginnie Mae, n.
goût de terroir, n.
grind house, n.
gross-out, n. and adj.
gueuze, n.
haplobiont, n.
haplobiontic, adj.
haplodiploid, adj.
hard-ass, n. and adj.
hard-assed, adj.
hardscape, n.
hardscaping, n.
heightism, n.
heightist, adj.
hominin, n. and adj.
hoolie, n.
hooptie, n.
hydrospeed, n.
hypernym, n.
hypernymy, n.
ill-deserved, adj.
Islamophobia, n.
Jack, n.¹¹
key worker, n.
kir royale, n.
lamer, n.
langer, n.
lebkuchen, n.
limoncello, n.
liposculpture, n.
locksmithing, n.
logoed, adj.
Lollywood, n.
looky-loo, n.
low-rent, adj.
mesotherapy, n.
microbrowser, n.
mosey, n.
musical soirée, n.
obesogenic, adj.
off-label, adj. and adv.
offshore, v.
offshoring, n.
parthenote, n.
Photoshop, v.
radge, adj. and n.²
radgie, adj.
rapini, n.
reperfusion, n.
retronym, n.
riffage, n.
run-and-gun, adj. and n.
Sallie Mae, n.
salsero, n.
scooch, v.
scouch, v.
scrote, n.
self-harm, n.
self-harming, n.
self-harming, adj.
self-select, adj.
self-select, v.
self-selecting, adj.
Skilsaw, n.
sofrito, n.
spiedie, n.
supermini, n.¹
telemeeting, n.
terroir, adj.
therapize, v.
treeware, n.
tuneage, n.
twonk, n.
videogenic, adj.
viewshed, n.
vox, n.²
walled garden, n.
Wi-Fi, n. (and adj.)
womyn, n.
wonky, adj.²

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

(Under A, n.)
- AM
(Under agro-, comb. form)
- agroterrorism
(Under analysis, n.)
- analysis paralysis
(Under auto-, comb. form¹)
- auto reverse
- auto-tune
(Under avian, adj.)
- avian flu
- avian influenza
(Under bar, n.¹)
- barback
- barware
(Under bio-, comb. form)
- biodegrade
(Under bipolar, adj.)
- bipolar disorder
(Under bird, n.)
- bird flu
(Under black, adj.)
- black-on-black
(Under blow-, comb. form)
- blow-back
(Under bottom, n.)
- bottom fisher
- bottom fishing
(Under box, n.²)
- box social
(Under British, adj. (and n.))
- British Bulldog
(Under broken, adj.)
- broken window
(Under bull, n.¹)
- bullshot
(Under buy, v.)
- buy-in
(Under cabbage, n.¹)
- cabbage maggot
- cabbage root fly
(Under camera, n.)
- camera phone
(Under chemically, adv.)
- chemically dependent
(Under cinnamon, n.)
- cinnamon bun
- cinnamon roll
(Under closed, adj.)
- closed season
(Under cognitive, adj.)
- cognitive therapy
(Under consignment, n.)
- consignment shop
- consignment store
(Under consumer, n.)
- consumer price index
(Under corn, n.¹)
- cornsilk
(Under couple, n.)
- couples therapist
- couples therapy
(Under cow, n.¹)
- cow tipping
(Under Cuban, adj. and n.)
- Cuban sandwich
(Under customer, n.)
- customer-facing
(Under deck, n.¹)
- deck shoe
(Under dinner, n.)
- dinner suit
(Under diplomatic, adj. and n.)
- diplomatic pouch
(Under dodge, n.¹)
- dodgeball
(Under drama, n.)
- drama queen
(Under drier | dryer, n.)
- dryer sheet
(Under drop-, comb. form)
- drop safe
(Under E, n.)
- EBIT
(Under earn, v.¹)
- earnout
(Under faith, n.)
- faith school
(Under fashion, n.)
- fashion-forward
(Under food, n.)
- food bank
- food banking
(Under French, adj. and n.)
- French press
(Under funnel, n.¹)
- funnel cake
- funnel pan
(Under fur, n.¹)
- furball
(Under G, n.)
- G and T
- GLB
- GLBT
- GML
- GML
- GPA
(Under genetic, adj. and n.)
- genetic imprinting
(Under genomic, adj.)
- genomic imprinting
(Under ghetto, n.)
- ghetto fabulous
(Under grade, n.)
- grade point average
(Under gum, n.²)
- gum ball
(Under heavy, adj.¹ (and n.))
- heavy cream
(Under kidney, n.)
- kidney stone
(Under knowledge, n.)
- knowledge economy
- knowledge management
(Under L, n.)
- LGB
- LGBT
(Under light, adj.¹)
- light cream
(Under little, adj., n., and adv.)
- Little Gem
- Little Gem lettuce
(Under loft, n.)
- loft conversion
(Under man, n.¹ (and int.))
- man bag
(Under R, n.)
- RFID
- RTW
(Under rave, n.³)
- ravey
(Under retail, n. 1 (and adj.))
- retail politics
(Under S, n.¹)
- SIPP
(Under sex, n.)
- sex pest
(Under sleep, n.)
- sleep hygiene
(Under slush, n.¹)
- slush pile
(Under smart, adj.)
- smart dust
(Under snow, n.¹)
- snow angel
(Under social, adj. and n.)
- social capital
(Under star, n.¹)
- starstruck
(Under stone, n.)
- stone-baked
- stone oven
(Under sugar, n.)
- sugar shack
(Under super-, prefix)
- superfood
(Under tea, n.)
(Under terrain, n. (and adj.))
(Under token, n.)
- token ring
(Under tube, n.)
- tube pan
(Under U, n.¹)
- UWB
(Under ultra-, prefix)
- ultra wideband
(Under value, n.)
- value proposition
(Under video-, comb. form)
- video message
- video messaging
(Under viral, adj.)
- viral load
(Under vulture, n.)
- vulture capitalist
(Under wedge, n.)
- wedge issue
(Under wonk, n.²)
- wonkish
(Under yum, int.)
- yummy mummy

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

age, v.
angel, n.
apple-pie, n.
bag, v.¹
bagging, n.¹
beautiful, adj. and n.
beezer, n.
belly, v.
blaze, v.¹
blended, adj.
blush, n. (and adj)
bobbin, n.¹
bottle, n.²
boxer, n.²
bra, n.¹
bridge, n.¹
bulleted, adj.
buzz, v.¹
buzzed, adj.
chief, n.
clip, v.²
close, v.
crevette, n.
crew, n.¹
cut-off, n.
cut-off, adj.
degradation, n.¹
dot, n.¹
enforcer, n.
foot, n.
game, n.
geography, n.
golden age, n.
gross, v.
hunger, n.
imprinted, adj.¹
imprinting, n.
K, n.
kudos, n.
lost, adj.
ripped, ppl. a. (and pa. pple.)
river, n.¹
ruff, n.²
shelter, n.
shinny, n.¹
slaughtered, adj.
spin-out, n.
swipe, n.²
talk, v.
teach, v.
tectonic, adj.
terroir, n.
token, n.
turn, n.
vatted, adj.
vulture, n.
walk, n.¹
walk, v.¹
wood, n.¹
woody, n.¹
wrap, n.
zip, v.
zombie, n.

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