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Comment Re:Let's add "oed" to the OED... (Score 1) 167

by CommandoB (#35748908) Attached to: Getting L33t Into the Oxford English Dictionary

I propose:

to oed (verb, transitive): (vowels pronounced like "ooze") to purposely dilute the integrity of a whole by needless inclusion of crap, especially when done disingenuously for short-sighted profit (see "to dumb down" and "cruft").

Feel free to respond with examples of use. I'd really like to see this word come into common usage.

What an oedacious idea.
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