Words

By Melissa August, Amanda Bower, Beau Briese, Rhett Butler, Kathryn Hoffman, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, Josh Tyrangiel

DEFINING MOMENT The latest Oxford English Dictionary has a new batch of entries, among them Homer Simpson's famous cry:

DOH! Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned

PHAT a. Of a person, esp. a woman: sexy, attractive; b. Esp. of music: excellent, admirable; "cool"

HOMIE A person from one's home town or neighborhood

SIX-PACK A set of well-developed abdominal muscles; a lean, muscular midriff