Oxford English Dictionary Includes 'chuddies' In Latest Update
Mar 23, 2019 • 188 views
HIGHLIGHTS :
Indian word, ‘chuddies’ has been included in the updated edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Jibbons', 'bidie-in', 'bigsie', 'sitooterie' were some of the other words included in Oxford English Dictionary.
The Indian word for underpants - chuddies - has become the latest entry to the Oxford English Dictionary. Chuddies is one of the 650 words added to the Oxford English Dictionary as part of its effort to expand coverage of regional vocabularies.
The word has figured in several gazettes and publications during British rule, but came into prominence when it was used in the popular British-Asian comedy series ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ on BBC television in the mid-1990s.
Jonathan Dent, senior assistant editor at OED, says: “Our coverage of British Indian usage gets an update with the addition of the dismissive kiss my chuddies (underpants), popularised as a catchphrase by actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar”.
“This quarter’s update includes some new entries and senses which we’ve drafted in response to our recent appeals: the #wordswhereyouare request for regional vocabulary, and the #hobbywords appeal for words associated with particular pastimes”, Dent added.
The new words added via 'Words Where You Are' campaign
Their campaign resulted in many new entries that have now been inducted. Here are some:
'Jibbons' -- a Welsh English term for 'spring onions'.
'Sitooterie'-- a Scottish term meaning 'a place in which to sit out'.
'Fantoosh'-- a Scottish word implying 'anything showy or flashy'.
'Dof' -- a South African term meaning 'stupid or ill-informed'.
'Gramadoelas'-- an etymologically mysterious word meaning 'unsophisticated or uncultured'.
A first small selection of entries drafted in response to the Hobby Words appeal includes stash, specifically referring to a knitter's or sewist's working collection of yarn, fabric, and other craft supplies.
The other words included are Kitbasher, a person (especially a model railway enthusiast) who creates unique models by adapting or customising commercially available kits and pony bottle, a small tank of breathing gas carried by scuba divers as a backup to their main supply in case of emergency.
This is not the first time Indian words entered OED. Earlier in 2017, 70 Indian origin words including, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Hindi words got in.
The words included 'jugaad', 'dadagiri', 'achcha', ' timepass' ,' abba' among others.
In 2012, 'Samosa' and 'Pakora' had made it to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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