Ginormous is Now a Real Word

BarTopDancer · 07-10-2007, 01:30 PM

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It was a ginormous year for the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster. Along with embracing the adjective that combines "gigantic" and "enormous," the dictionary publishers also got into Bollywood, sudoku and speed dating.

Kevy Baby · 07-10-2007, 01:33 PM

Ginormous is soooo last year!

Alex · 07-10-2007, 01:38 PM

Ah, now I understand.

Last night Lani was talking about how somebody saying "ginormous" makes her want to punch them in the head. I said the same is true for me and "sammich."

So if we ever heard someone say they were making themselves a "ginormous sammich" at least we'd go to jail together.

But I didn't know why she'd brought it up.

Stan4dSteph · 07-10-2007, 01:51 PM

I'll make a note of that. I like using ginormous, but I don't like punches in the head.

lashbear · 07-10-2007, 01:56 PM

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Alex · 07-10-2007, 02:39 PM

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I'll make a note of that. I like using ginormous, but I don't like punches in the head.

Who doesn't like punches to the head? Everybody loves punches to the head!

I'll agree that her objection to ginormous seems silly but then I'm sure everybody else thinks my visceral response that "sammich" is obnoxious babytalk is retarded as well.

Chernabog · 07-10-2007, 02:51 PM

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I'll agree that her objection to ginormous seems silly but then I'm sure everybody else thinks my visceral response that "sammich" is obnoxious babytalk is retarded as well.

Pasghetti is equally screwed up. But the worst is two grown men talking to each other in babytalk. Oh man. My friend does that with his b/f and it drives me bonkers. "Hewwwo moopypookykins!"

JWBear · 07-10-2007, 03:05 PM

I still say "pasghetti" sometimes....

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2007, 03:06 PM

I don't see what's wrong with Ginormous.

How many words, do you suppose, would be eliminated from the dictionary if all combinations of prior words for the last thousand years were disqualified?

Get off your high, frozen-language horse and embrace the wonders of the English Tongue and the reasons it is the world's dominent international babel.

Not Afraid · 07-10-2007, 03:07 PM

Bollywood is a new word?

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Ah, now I understand. Last night Lani was talking about how somebody saying "ginormous" makes her want to punch them in the head. I said the same is true for me and "sammich." So if we ever heard someone say they were making themselves a "ginormous sammich" at least we'd go to jail together. But I didn't know why she'd brought it up.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I don't see what's wrong with Ginormous. How many words, do you suppose, would be eliminated from the dictionary if all combinations of prior words for the last thousand years were disqualified? Get off your high, frozen-language horse and embrace the wonders of the English Tongue and the reasons it is the world's dominent international babel.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Bollywood is a new word?
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