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Jesse Sheidlower<p>New entries for the Historical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a>: a pair of obsolete early fandom terms, "stfan" and "stfandom".</p><p><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/1383/stfan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/1383/stf</span><span class="invisible">an</span></a><br><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/1889/stfandom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/1889/stf</span><span class="invisible">andom</span></a></p><p>Sorry for being slow with recent updates, but &lt;waves hands at the world&gt;.</p>
Felix Palmen :freebsd: :c64:<p>Still working on <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/swad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swad</span></a>, and currently very busy with improving quality, most of the actual work done inside my <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/poser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poser</span></a> library.</p><p>After finally supporting <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/kqueue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kqueue</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/epoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epoll</span></a>, I now integrated <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/xxhash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xxhash</span></a> to completely replace my previous stupid and naive hashing. I also added a more involved <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a> class as an alternative to the already existing <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/hashtable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hashtable</span></a>. While the hashtable's size must be pre-configured and collissions are only ever resolved by storing linked lists, the new dictionary dynamically nests multiple hashtables (using different bits of a single hash value). I hope to achieve acceptable scaling while maintaining also acceptable memory overhead that way ...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/swad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swad</span></a> already uses both container classes as appropriate.</p><p>Next I'll probably revisit poser's <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/threadpool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threadpool</span></a>. I think I could replace <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/pthread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pthread</span></a> condition variables by "simple" <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/semaphores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>semaphores</span></a>, which should also reduce overhead ... </p><p><a href="https://github.com/Zirias/swad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Zirias/swad</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a></p>
Jesse Sheidlower<p>I'll be getting back to posting new entries for the Historical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> soon; meanwhile, for no particular reason, I've just cleaned up the entry for "disaster novel/fiction" (e.g. Ballard, Wyndham &amp;c.), &amp; pushed it back from 1975 to 1949</p><p><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/272/disaster" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/272/disa</span><span class="invisible">ster</span></a></p>
Raj Kshirsagar<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a><br> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@merriamwebster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>merriamwebster</span></a></span></p>
JiKo<p>"Gigil" and other Tagalog words added to Oxford dictionary. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tagalog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tagalog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Gigil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gigil</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/630377/gigil-videoke-added-to-oxford-dictionary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cebudailynews.inquirer.net/630</span><span class="invisible">377/gigil-videoke-added-to-oxford-dictionary</span></a></p>
François Renaville 🇺🇦🇪🇺<p>Oxford <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> (OED) Adds US Hispanic Words in Latest Update</p><p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OED</span></a> already records more than 2,000 words of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spanish</span></a> origin, with the earliest examples dating as far back as the 14th century. In this update, the OED has added to that total, drawing on words and phrases shared by Hispanic Americans as well as those specific to the three largest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hispanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hispanic</span></a> groups in the US [...]."</p><p><a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/03/26/orale-oxford-english-dictionary-oed-adds-us-hispanic-words-in-latest-update/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2025/03/26/oral</span><span class="invisible">e-oxford-english-dictionary-oed-adds-us-hispanic-words-in-latest-update/</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lexicography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lexicography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>Words also used in Singapore, actually.</p><p>"Oxford Languages has announced today its latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), featuring several loanwords from Malaysia.</p><p>In a statement, publisher Oxford University Press said among the newly included words is “alamak” — an exclamation expressing surprise, shock, dismay, or outrage."</p><p><a href="https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2025/03/27/alamak-malaysian-loanwords-mat-rempit-tapau-and-terror-among-new-additions-to-oxford-english-dictionary/171027" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">malaymail.com/news/malaysia/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/27/alamak-malaysian-loanwords-mat-rempit-tapau-and-terror-among-new-additions-to-oxford-english-dictionary/171027</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a></p>
Darrin West<p>Are smithers larger than smithereens? The internet dictionaries are divided on whether smithers is actually a word. The OED has examples of it from the 1800’s, yet m-w.com doesn’t list it. Odd. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a></p>
Scott Prentice ✅<p>Coincidence? I think not. You decide.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thesaurus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thesaurus</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Jesse Sheidlower<p>We'll have a few new fan-related entries for the Historical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> this week, starting with "superfan", 1939 and onwards in genre use (earlier in baseball):</p><p><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2707/superfan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/2707/sup</span><span class="invisible">erfan</span></a></p><p>The first (baseball) example, from 1914, happens to be by P. G. Wodehouse.</p>
TOV<p>Godot 4.4 released. This version brings typed dictionaries.</p><p>Typed dictionaries are coming to Godot. This impacts the core engine, GDScript, and all other scripting languages when interfacing with Godot’s Dictionary type.</p><p>The Inspector UX has been improved accordingly, to let you assign the right keys and values directly in the editor.</p><p>Release Notes<br><a href="https://godotengine.org/releases/4.4/#typed-dictionaries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">godotengine.org/releases/4.4/#</span><span class="invisible">typed-dictionaries</span></a></p><p>Documentation<br><a href="https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_dictionary.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.godotengine.org/en/stable</span><span class="invisible">/classes/class_dictionary.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Godot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Godot</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Game</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Engine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/typed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typed</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GDScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDScript</span></a></p>
Swede’s Photographs<p>`Good morning. 🌿🌿🌿</p><p>3 March 2025</p><p>There’s an old paperback Webster's New World Dictionary sitting in the middle of my desk. My wife must have been using it yesterday because I rarely reach for a dictionary anymore—the internet does it for me. This particular edition, printed in 1990, has well-used, yellowed pages. To me, 1990 doesn’t seem that long ago, though it's been over thirty years. The dictionary's cover price is $4.50, while a new version costs over $9. I could have sworn I had two copies, but glancing around, I don't see another one. I probably purchased the dictionary in a Stars and Stripes Book Store overseas. Boring, I know - like reading a dictionary.</p><p>"At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction. " - Elizabeth Barrett Browning</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographylovers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/morning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morning</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bark</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a></p>
Murad<p>aspicsiation<br>[ as-pik-see-ey-shuhn ]</p><p>noun</p><p>the sudden breathless excitement experienced when finding the remaining half of a pork pie that you thought you'd finished, in the fridge</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a></p>
Jesse Sheidlower<p>Two new medical entries in the Historical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a>: "medikit", a first-aid kit or an automated medical device (1952), and "med(i)bot", a medical robot (1977). Lots of prominent authors.</p><p><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2454/medikit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/2454/med</span><span class="invisible">ikit</span></a><br><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2570/medbot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/2570/med</span><span class="invisible">bot</span></a></p>
Jesse Sheidlower<p>Happy Valentine's Day! Today's new Historical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> entry: _romantasy_. Primarily an extremely recent publishing category blending <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> and fantasy, but examples go back to 2008, with much earlier antecedents.</p><p><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2940/romantasy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/2940/rom</span><span class="invisible">antasy</span></a></p>
Jesse Sheidlower <p>Happy Valentine's Day! Today's new Historical <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Dictionary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictionary</a> of <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceFiction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> entry: _romantasy_. Primarily an extremely recent publishing category blending <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23romance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romance</a> and fantasy, but examples go back to 2008, with much earlier antecedents. <a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2940/romantasy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sfdictionary.com/view/2940/ro...</a><br><br><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2940/romantasy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Historical Dictionary of Scien...</a></p>
Wen<p>On this day</p><p>James Murray, was born in 1827 in Denholm in the Scottish Borders. Founder and editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, he was head master at the nearby (well three miles) High School in Hawick.</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murray_(lexicographer)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_</span><span class="invisible">Murray_(lexicographer)</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JamesMurray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesMurray</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Denholm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denholm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Hawick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OED</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishBorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishBorders</span></a></p>
Jesse Sheidlower<p>New entry for the Historical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictionary</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a>! "mundane", referring to a person lacking supernatural powers. (There are 2 other noun senses already in.)</p><p>First in 1977 from the first Xanth novel (anything earlier?); also Babylon 5 &amp; a great one from Naomi Novik.</p><p><a href="https://sfdictionary.com/view/2936/mundane" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfdictionary.com/view/2936/mun</span><span class="invisible">dane</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>Merriam-Webster has started a slang dictionary, if you've been wondering what on earth "skibidi", "cheugy", or "high-key" means: <br><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">merriam-webster.com/slang</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/neologisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neologisms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/lexicography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lexicography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LanguageChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageChange</span></a></p>
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