Every year it’s fun to hear what gets added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Examples from this year:
aerobicized or aerobicised
adj. (of a person’s body) toned by aerobic exercise: aerobicized Hollywood women.
crunk
n. a type of hip-hop or rap music characterized by repeated shouted catchphrases and elements typical of electronic dance music, such as prominent bass.
adj. US, chiefly black slang (of a person) very excited or full of energy.
– origin 1990s: perh. an alt. past part. of crank1 or a blend of crazy and drunk.
I heard both of these mommy-centric terms at postnatal yoga this week and loved them. Wonder if they’ll every make it into the big book.
Postpartum Pudding
n. Jello-like belly that a new birth mother is left with when the baby leaves her body. Typically lasts for nine to twelve months, with the first two months being the most extreme.
Hip-hop diaper
n. 1. Multiple inches of visible diaper sticking out over a toddler’s sagging pants 2. a more dangerous situation, a diaper that is exposing crack. On a newborn, this will definitely lead to what’s known universally as a “blow-out”, requiring use of the often forgotten back-up outfit and a plastic bag or two.
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“postpartum pudding” – that’s horrible! I can’t believe that was actually added to the dictionary.
Love them both. My skinny son often had the hip-hop diaper going on and you KNOWS I CAN ROCK SOME POSTPARTUM PUDDING!!
With two boys in diapers, I’ve seen both kinds of hip hop diapers this week, believe me, you want the high-rise version.
Love that you posted this. Nice.
Our Cracker friends also like to call a blow-out a “Code Brown.” Funny stuff.