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New edition: ran to reamy

On 11 December 2008 the alphabetical range ran-reamy was added to the New Edition: every word in this range has been thoroughly revised and updated. Below are listed all the new words in the range. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

The OED's chief editor, John Simpson, provides some observations on the revision of this section of the alphabet, and Graeme Diamond comments on some of the most interesting new words in the batch.

ranchera, n.
ranchy, adj.¹
rancidification, n.
rancidify, v.
randonnée, n.
rangeability, n.
rangpur, n.
rank ordering, n.
rannel-perch, n.
rantankerous, adj.
rantle, n.
rapamycin, n.
raphid, n.
raphid, adj.
raphidian, adj.
rapso, n.
rara, n.
rareness, n.²
rasam, n.
rascette, n.
Rascian, n. and adj.
rased, adj.
rashed, adj.¹
Rashomon, n.
Rashomon-like, adj.
Rashomon-style, adj. and adv.
ras malai, n.
rassclaat, n., (int.), and adj.
rasted, adv.
rasterization, n.
rasterize, v.
rasterizer, n.
rastrum, n.
rat, v.²
ratamacue, n.
ratcheting, n.
ratcheting, adj.
rateable, n.
rationable, adj.²
rat pack, n.²
ratted, adj.³
ratted, adj.⁴
Ratz, n.
raunch, v.
ravelling | raveling, adj.
ravishable, adj.
raw food, adj.
rawhider, n.
rawk, n.
Rayburn, n.
ray-trace, v.
ray tracer, n.
razoo, n.¹
razz, n.²
razzle, v.¹
Rb, n.¹
Rb, n.²
Rd., n.
Re, n.³
reachability, n.
reacter, n.
reactogenic, adj.
reader-friendly, adj.
readier, n.
read-write, adj.
ready roll, n.
Reagan Democrat, n.
reaming dish, n.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:

(Under ranch, n.²)
- ranch dressing
- ranchslider
(Under rancidify, v.)
- rancidified
- rancidifying
(Under random, n., adv., and adj.)
- random access
- random-access memory
- random copolymer
- random distribution
- random error
- random noise
- random number
- random number generator
- random play
- random process
- random sample
- random selection
- random variable
- random variate
- random walk
(Under randy, adj. and n.¹)
- randily
(Under range, n.¹ and adv.)
- range beacon
- range change
- range hood
- range light
- range stake
- range-taker
- range-clearer
- range-clearing
- range block
(Under rank, adj. and adv.)
- rank amateur
(Under ransom, n.)
- ransom bill
- ransom payment
(Under rant, n.)
- rant line
(Under rap, n.² (and int.))
- rap metal
(Under rape, n.³)
- rape counselling
- rape counsellor
- rape kit
- rape trial
- rape victim
(Under rapid, adj., adv., and n.)
- rapid application development
- rapid deployment
- rapid deployment force
- rapid prototyping
(Under rapier, n.)
- rapier belt
- rapier-sharp
(Under rapping, n.¹)
- rapping iron
(Under raptorial, adj. and n.)
- raptorially
(Under rare, adj.¹, (int.), adv.¹, and n.)
- rare breed
- rare groove
(Under rash, n.⁴)
- rash guard
- rash vest
(Under raspberry, n. and adj.)
- raspberry cane
(Under rasp, n.¹)
- rasp-drum
(Under raspy, adj.)
- raspiness
(Under rasterize, v.)
- rasterized
(Under ratbag, n.)
- ratbaggery
(Under rat, n.¹)
- rat bait
- rat fuck
- rat king
- rat printing office
- rat shit
- to feel rat shit
- to go to rat shit
- rat's nest
- rat colour
(Under ratchel, n.)
- ratchelly
(Under ratchet, n.²)
- ratchet handle
(Under rate, n.¹)
- rate poundage
(Under Rathke, n.)
- Rathke's cleft
- Rathke's cleft cyst
(Under ratify, v.)
- ratifiable
(Under rational, adj. and adv.)
- Rational Christian
- rational costume
- rational dress
- rational-emotive
- rational-emotive therapy
- rational-emotive behaviour therapy
- rational expectations
- rational formula
- rational fraction
- rational horizon
- rational mechanics
(Under rationative, adj.)
- rationatively
(Under ration, n.)
- ration pack
- ration stamp
- ration cart
(Under rat pack, n.¹)
- rat packer
(Under rat-run, n.)
- rat-runner
- rat-running
(Under rattle, n.¹)
- rattlepod
(Under rattling, adj. and adv.)
- rattling trap
(Under rat trap, n. and adj.)
- rat-trap cheese
(Under raucous, adj.)
- raucousness
(Under raw, adj. and n.¹)
- raw spun
- raw 'uns
- raw-throated
(Under raw food, adj.)
- raw fooder
- raw foodism
- raw foodist
(Under ray, n.³)
- ray-mouthed dog
- ray-mouthed dogfish
(Under ray, n.⁵)
- raylike
(Under ray-trace, v.)
- ray-traced
(Under razorback, n. and adj.)
- razorback sucker
(Under razor-backed, adj.)
- razor-backed hog
(Under razorbill, n.)
- razorbill auk
- razorbill puffin
(Under razor-billed, adj.)
- razor-billed auk
- razor-billed curassow
(Under razor, n.)
- razor ribbon
- razor wire
- 'razory
(Under reaction, n.)
- reaction centre
- reaction force
- reaction mixture
- reaction waterwheel
- reaction product
(Under reactivate, v.)
- reactivated
(Under reactive, adj. and n.)
- reactive armour
- explosive reactive armour
- reactive schizophrenia
(Under reactogenic, adj.)
- reactogenicity
(Under read, v.)
- read-me file
(Under reader-friendly, adj.)
- reader-'friendliness
(Under reading, n.¹)
- reading closet
- reading club
- reading hall
- Reading Recovery
- reading week
- reading pulpit
(Under ready, adj., adv., int., and n.)
- ready-rolled
(Under real, adj.², n.², and adv.)
- real account
- real books
- real composition
- real man
(Under reality, n.)
- reality therapy
(Under re-, prefix)
- refrequent
- recriminalize

Out-of-sequence new entries

11 December 2008 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

Aesir, n.
Asatru, n.
avo, n.
back East, adv. and n.
bhasha, n.
Blairism, n.
Blairist, adj.
Blairite, adj. and n.
bocce, n.
bomoh, n.
brewski, n.
brunie, n.
CE, n.²
cobot, n.
cosplay, n.
craic, n.
criss, adj.
cut-and-paste, adj. and n.
Dagbani, n. and adj.
de minimis, adv., n., and adj.
dirt nap, n.
dukun, n.
eucatastrophe, n.
ew, int.
fake-out, n.
feartie, n.
federales, n.
frenemy, n.
Ganda, n. and adj.
Gitksan, n. and adj.
grab-ass, n.
grab-ass, v.
hydro, adj. and n.³
jali, n.²
jook, v.
kloofing, n.
Kobe, n.
langar, n.
masala, n.
metaverse, n.
MILF, n.
mobo, n.
Mumbaikar, n.
neurotypical, adj. and n.
pimped-out, adj.
plus-one, n.
pluterpositively, adv.
podcast, n.
podcast, v.
podcaster, n.
podcasting, n.
po-po, n.
public distance, n.
Salafi, adj. and n.
Salafist, adj. and n.
Salafiyya, n.
schwag, n. and adj.
shapewear, n.
shot put, n.
sindoor, n.
skeeze, n.
skeezer, n.
skeezy, adj.
sleb, n.
slow food, n.
spec, v.
Strat, n.
suck-up, n.
swag bag, n.
sysadmin, n.
takaful, n.
Tase, v.
Taser, v.
Tele, n.⁴
time suck, n.
tirtha, n.
tonsorially, adv.
transhumanism, n.
transhumanist, n.
unitario, n.
Vanir, n.
Webinar, n.
zardozi, n.
zawn, n.

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

(Under B, n.)
- BME
(Under bitch, n.¹)
- bitch tits
(Under burial, n.)
- burial plot
(Under capital, adj. and n.²)
- capital structure
(Under car, n.¹)
- car-bomb
- car-bombed
(Under chai, n.)
- chai latte
(Under cheese, n.¹)
- cheese spread
- cheese wire
(Under citizen, n.)
- citizen journalism
- citizen journalist
(Under click, n.¹)
- clicks and mortar
(Under closet, n.)
- closet drama
(Under compound, adj.)
- compound duple
(Under copy, v.¹)
- copy-protected
- copy protection
(Under criterion, n.)
- criterion-referenced
- criterion-referencing
(Under crow, n.¹)
- crow's ash
(Under cunt, n.)
- cunt-struck
(Under custard, n.)
- custard cream
(Under demob, n. and v.)
- demob happy
(Under eating, n.)
- eating disorder
- eating disordered
(Under edible, adj. and n.)
- edible frog
(Under fake, v.²)
- to fake out
(Under F, n.)
- FP
(Under field, n.)
- field hockey
(Under firing, n.)
- firing range
(Under fish, n.¹)
- fish and brewis
(Under fry, n.²)
- fry cook
(Under full, adj., n.³, and adv.)
- full-court press
(Under great, adj., adv., and n.)
- Great Roll
(Under gross, adj. and n.⁴)
- gross domestic product
(Under heavy, adj.¹ and n.)
- heavy hitter
(Under I, n.¹)
- IED
(Under Jane | jane, n.²)
- Jane Doe
(Under key, n.¹)
- keypal
(Under limited, adj.)
- limited-slip differential
(Under S, n.¹)
- STF
(Under second hand | second-hand, n. and adj.)
- secondhand smoke
(Under special, adj., adv., and n.)
- special rapporteur
(Under staff, n.¹)
- staff weapon
(Under suite, n.)
- suitemate
(Under supplemental, adj. (and n.))
- supplemental jurisdiction
(Under sweet, adj. and adv.)
- sweet roll
(Under swinging, adj.)
- swinging dick
- big swinging dick
(Under system, n.)
- system administrator
- systems administrator
(Under telephone, n.)
- telephone soliciting
- telephone solicitor
(Under thin, adj., n., and adv.)
- thin gruel
(Under toddler, n.)
- toddler group
(Under turkey, n.²)
- Turkey Day
(Under U, n.¹)
- USP
(Under unique, adj. and n.)
- unique selling point
- unique selling proposition
(Under variety, n.)
- variety meat
(Under water, n.)
- water-cooler
(Under web, n.)
- web author
- web authoring
(Under wine, n.¹)
- wine cooler
(Under X, n.)
- X factor
(Under young, adj. and n.¹)
- Young Pretender
(Under Zen, n.)
- Zen garden

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

accessible, adj.
amelioration, n.
arse, n.
avatar, n.
aware, adj.
boo | booh, int. (and n.¹)
central, n.
chai, n.
chair, n.¹
cork, n.¹
countercharge, n.
countercharge, v.
cut, v.
deliverable, adj.
detail, v.¹
detailing, n.
dip, n.¹
disgorge, v.
dude, n.
fit, adj.
flight, n.¹
furry, adj. and n.¹
get, v.
gun, n.
hold, v.
hook-up, n.
into, prep. and adj.
it, pron.
jump, v.
likely, adj. and adv.
lo-fi, n.
sappy, adj. (and n.)
screwed, adj.
share, n.³
swag, n.
tam, n.¹
treeless, adj.
troll, n.²
tweak, v.
tweaker, n.
U, n.¹
unvoiced, adj.
writerly, adj.

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