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Simpsons' fave word and signal of apathy makes it into next edition of Collins

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 17, 2008 10:07 AM CST

(Newser) – The 30th-anniversary edition of the authoritative Collins English Dictionary will include a new entry suggested by readers: the interjection "meh." An expression of indifference or boredom, it’s believed to have originated in North America. Its spelling was codified on an episode of...   Read full story »

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