# Ain't ain't a word 'cause it ain't in the dictionary! Well, look who's laughing now! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 15, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964 "2001-06-15T18:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/1 "2001-06-15T18:27:28Z")
Probably already been posted, but the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has a added a few new words to their little publication. 🙂 You can find the link [here.](http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/14/english.newwords/index.html) One of my favorites has got to be the addition of “D’oh”. I’m so impressed. If only I could get them to recognize some of my words (i.e. ignoted, schway). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/2 "2001-06-15T21:27:35Z")
I guess that’s okay. If I ever have another bad hair day on planet Zog, me and the singletons will shop ‘n’ roll our way over to Bollywood. Tripler Good to know a cartoon can influence our language! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![No\_Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@No\_Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Bones)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/3 "2001-06-17T01:50:28Z")
Wonder if there’s a new longest word? ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/4 "2001-06-17T03:50:22Z")
Alcopop, ladette, balti? I’ve never heard any of those words. Wonder if they’re Britishisms… ---
**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/5 "2001-06-17T03:57:23Z")
Pfitz-kokkie and Sheents. That’s what I want to see in a dictionary. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/6 "2001-06-17T14:35:20Z")
Is this a serious dictionary? One that is perhaps the British equal of the American Heritiage? It sounds more like a slang dictionary to me… ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/7 "2001-06-17T15:02:25Z")
Ehm, the OXFORD ENGLISH dictionary? Heard of it? An American equivalent does not exist, and perhaps never will. — G. Raven ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/8 "2001-06-17T15:04:03Z")
Oh, and the words will probably not all be featured outside the totally unabridged version. The OED has a thing about being concise. — G. Raven ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-aint-a-word-cause-it-aint-in-the-dictionary-well-look-whos-laughing-now/68964/9 "2001-06-17T16:12:28Z")
Homer Simpson shamelessly ripped off Oliver Hardy. D’oh is Ollie’s plain and simple!