New Words

A Sampling of new words and senses from the new 2006 update of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate^® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition

Below you'll find a sample of the nearly 100 new words and senses from the 2006 copyright version of the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate^® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition—available this fall in bookstores everywhere. How many of these words are already a part of your vocabulary?

Technology and Computers

mouse potato

ringtone

spyware

Science and Medicine

avian influenza

biodiesel

gastric bypass

Pop Culture

soul patch

supersize

Entertainment and Leisure

labelmate

ollie

wave pool

The Human Condition

drama queen

unibrow

International

manga

qigong

Business and Industry

agritourism

big-box

Nature

aquascape

coqui

Miscellaneous

polyamory

sandwich generation

2006 marks the bicentennial anniversary of America's first dictionary—Noah Webster's A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. To see what words were "new" in 1806, check out A Glossary of New Words in the special anniversary section of Merriam-Webster Online.

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