# 'movie' is not in Firefox's dictionary. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545 "2008-10-12T02:05:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/1 "2008-10-12T02:05:47Z")
[![](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/movie.jpg) ](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/movie.jpg) And in other news… Paint dries eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/2 "2008-10-12T02:17:48Z")
It is in mine, and I didn’t add it. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/3 "2008-10-12T02:35:05Z")
movie It’s in mine, too. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/4 "2008-10-12T03:14:43Z")
Movie’s in mine. Wikipedia isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/5 "2008-10-12T03:26:14Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/movie.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/movie.jpg) It’s because you’re using the UK version, and the Brits no-doubt have some weird made-up word for movie, like _flicky-pudding_ or _picturetiddles_ or something. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/6 "2008-10-12T11:23:34Z")
It’s in mine, and I use the AU dictionary. ---
**Author:** ![Collaborator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Collaborator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Collaborator)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/7 "2008-10-12T11:28:04Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > It’s because you’re using the UK version, and the Brits no-doubt have some weird made-up word for movie, like _flicky-pudding_ or _picturetiddles_ or something. I’m sorry, but the above was the funniest thing i’ve read all week. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/8 "2008-10-12T12:40:48Z")
Seconded. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/9 "2008-10-12T15:49:19Z")
Thirded. “Flicky-pudding!” _snort_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/10 "2008-10-12T15:54:31Z")
I was typing up a reply to this when I discovered that _gullible_ is not in there, either. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/11 "2008-10-12T16:07:12Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > It’s because you’re using the UK version, and the Brits no-doubt have some weird made-up word for movie, like _flicky-pudding_ or _picturetiddles_ or something. ['fraid not.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/fav.jpg) People do use ‘flick’ and ‘film’ and some people might even use ‘big moving pictures’ but I think ‘movie’ is the norm. I’m going to start a petition to have us start using ‘picturetiddles’ ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-is-not-in-firefoxs-dictionary/467545/12 "2008-10-12T18:28:33Z")
In similar news, dialogue is in neither Google Chrome nor OpenOffice’s dictionaries, though it is in Firefox’s.