In the internet age there are lots of ways to waste one's fifteen minutes of fame and it gets harder and harder to find the means not to waste it.
How about helping the Oxford English Dictionary by finding the earliest usage of words they've recently, in OED terms at least, included. Words such as "plonker", "tosser", "prat" and "wally". (Do I spot a theme?)
The full list is is to be found here.
*American readers are at an unfortunate disadvantage here.
How about helping the Oxford English Dictionary by finding the earliest usage of words they've recently, in OED terms at least, included. Words such as "plonker", "tosser", "prat" and "wally". (Do I spot a theme?)
The full list is is to be found here.
*American readers are at an unfortunate disadvantage here.
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