DAISY Dukes are in the dictionary — 46 years after the cut-off denim shorts made their TV debut.
The phrase is one of more than 230 new words to enter the Oxford English Dictionary.
The iconic Daisy Duke denim shorts worn by actress Catherine Bach in US action-comedy The Dukes of Hazzard[/caption]
Kendall Jenner is also a fan[/caption]
Holly Willoughby dons the denim short while on the beach[/caption]
Denim shorts-wearing Daisy Duke was a character played by Catherine Bach in US action-comedy The Dukes of Hazzard.
The show ran from 1979 to 1985 but the fashion item is still going strong, with celebrity fans including Kendall Jenner, Holly Willoughby and Hailey Bieber.
OED executive editor Fiona McPherson said: “Daisy Dukes is such an evocative name.
“It’s more than just cut-off shorts, isn’t it?
“It really evokes an image in your head.
“It brought a smile to my face when I was drafting the dictionary entry because I can remember the original series.”
Other new entries include “avo toast” (food or dishes made from avocado) and “brain rot” (a perceived loss of intelligence from overconsumption of inane material).
The Oxford English Dictionary was originally published in 1884, but it took another 44 years to complete the first edition.
Its website is updated with new words four times a year.
Hailey Bieber with her take on the shorts[/caption]
‘DAISY DUKES’ AND OTHER NEW OED WORDS
Daisy Dukes, noun – brief, tight-fitting denim shorts usually worn by women, typically made from a pair of cut-off jeans; named after Daisy Duke, a character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, who made them famous
Avo, noun – General use as a modifier, esp. designating dishes or foods made from or with avocado, as in avo dip, avo toast, etc.
Brain rot, noun – A perceived loss of intelligence or critical thinking skills, esp. (in later use) as attributed to the overconsumption of unchallenging or inane content or material. Now also: content or material that is perceived to have this effect.
Busy bee, noun – A person who is constantly or habitually occupied in a task or activity; a hard-working or industrious person.
Hitmaker, noun – In early use: a successful figure in the entertainment industry. Now: esp. a commercially successful performer, writer, or producer of popular music.
Fudger, noun – A person who fudges (in various senses of fudge v.); spec. (originally) a teller of extravagant lies; (later) one who engages in manipulation or distortion in order to conceal a discrepancy or to give a misleading or false impression.
HR, noun – Human Resources, the department in an organization responsible for the recruitment, administration, training, etc., of staff
Sinking Ship, noun – In figurative and similative use, denoting an organization, enterprise, undertaking, etc., that is in terminal decline, or facing imminent failure or collapse.
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