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Devoted to "lexpionage", or "the sleuthing of new words and phrases." No, not made-up gag words, but actual new words that "have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources." They're still behind the times, though: I first used "Bobbitized" in True on 17 July 1994, and it's still not listed in Word Spy.... From This is True for 30 January 2005 Suggestions for further reading:
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