Dord: How a fake word made it into the dictionary

[KingsGambit]

Decades ago, somebody submitted the entry D as an abbreviation for density to Webster's Dictionary. Since it can be capitalized or uncapitalized, they wrote "D or d - density". That got misread as "dord", and entered into the dictionary as such. It took years for the error to get discovered.

I read about this on the Merriam Webster website awhile back and can't find the original link, but the Wikipedia article sums it up fine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dord

[rogue06]

Decades ago, somebody submitted the entry D as an abbreviation for density to Webster's Dictionary. Since it can be capitalized or uncapitalized, they wrote "D or d - density". That got misread as "dord", and entered into the dictionary as such. It took years for the error to get discovered.

I read about this on the Merriam Webster website awhile back and can't find the original link, but the Wikipedia article sums it up fine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dord

That's so plasmicalistic

[Cow Poke]

I think this is dog whistle for dordy wirts!

Do NOT tell mossy!

[Sparko]

The word seems entirely cromulent.

[Sparko]

While checking to see if cromulent had made it into the dictionary (no) I found a word that is even funnier that is in the dictionary:

crapulent.jpg
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/crapulent

[rogue06]

While checking to see if cromulent had made it into the dictionary (no)

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cromulent
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cromulent

[Sparko]

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cromulent
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cromulent

I meant official dictionaries, not dictionaries of popular terms.

[rogue06]

I meant official dictionaries, not dictionaries of popular terms.

You do realize that the Oxford dictionaries are probably the most respected dictionaries available, right?

[mikewhitney]

Film at 11 -- or maybe just a website link
https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/ghost-word

I think KG read it here.