July 9, 2007: 20 more terms from the Vault

Here's volume 2 of Slang from the OSD Vaults. Enjoy!

-- Walter

20 New Terms

In honor of The Online Slang Dictionary's 10+ years on the web, I've gone through the annals of OSD history and found terms that - for one reason or another - I didn't put into the dictionary the first time around.

Here's volume 1 of Slang from the OSD Vaults. Enjoy!

-- Walter

26 Updated Terms

For your viewing pleasure, I present 26 terms that have been updated in some way: new definitions, updated definitions, better origin notes, etc. Check 'em out here. Enjoy!

-- Walter

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Visual update

Old and busted:

and a half  1. used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. ("Man, I've got a cold and a half.") Can also be used by itself in response to someone. ("You got some beer?" Response: "And a half!")  Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, CA, USA, 13-01-1998. 

New hotness:

and a half

1. used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. Can also be used by itself or in response to someone.

   Man, I've got a cold and a half.

   Speaker: You got some beer?
   Response: And a half!

   Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, CA, USA, 13-01-1998.

Like it? Hate it? Let me know.

--Walter

Over Ten Years on the Web (and announcing e-mail updates)

It's hard to believe (time files and all that) but The Online Slang Dictionary has been on the web for a decade! Thanks so much to you: our visitors and contributors, and those who have sent words of encouragement and constructive feedback.

You may have noticed a flurry of activity recently: moving to a new web address, the just- launched Online Slang Thesaurus, and visual updates. There's a ton more to come. (Sneak peak: more visual improvements, and search!) To help our readers keep up with all the updates, I'm pleased to announce that we now offer e-mail updates, and if you use a news reader, RSS feeds!

If you'd like to receive e-mail updates or you use an RSS news reader, please click over to The Online Slang Dictionary to subscribe.

Introducing The Online Slang Thesaurus

The thesaurus is now live - click on the "Thesaurus" tab above to get started. You can browse all the words in the dictionary by category - e.g. words related to alcohol, words meaning "head", etc.

I'll be making improvements soon so that it's easier to navigate, and so that you can find related words for each word in the dictionary. But next up I'm going to add search functionality.

Send compliments, criticisms, or cash to waltergr@aol.com. Enjoy! :)

The move to OnlineSlangDictionary.com is complete!

I have moved all of the content from the old home of The Online Slang Dictionary to here, its new home. Links to the old home (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wrader/slang/) should continue to work, but please update your bookmarks/links. If you can't find something, feel free to drop me a line at waltergr@aol.com.