Comments on: First Crowdsourced Dictionary Words Include ‘Floordrobe’ and ‘Shabby Chic’

By: Michael Walter

Michael Walter — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:11:53 +0000

For the curious, of the four words given hear, only “zhoosh” [1] and “oojamaflip” [2] appear at Wiktionary [3], a dictionary crowd-sourced in a much more fundamental way.

[1] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zhoosh
[2] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oojamaflip
[3] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page

By: Kitti

Kitti — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:45:26 +0000

Oojamaflip. n. (Syn., Thingamajig, Thingamabob, Whatchamacallit, Whatsit, Whosit, Whatchamajigger, Hoochamajigger, “…THAT!”)

By: Bethany B.

Bethany B. — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:54:51 +0000

Not that I don’t enjoy this stuff too.

By: Bethany B.

Bethany B. — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:54:03 +0000

Seconded.

By: PAGE TRAYNOR

PAGE TRAYNOR — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:23:51 +0000

Good idea of Lewis. With so much attention and market going to YA, a blog would be great.

By: Kevin A. Lewis

Kevin A. Lewis — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:47:49 +0000

Just a thought here-(not that the off-the-wall postings of random lists of stuff aren’t endlessly riveting) why don’t you guys round up somebody who can do a YA blog? It’s only one of the two biggest genres in publishing right now, and I’m sure there’s somebody around town who’s qualified to weigh in-might liven things up a bit….