Word of caution: It’s mobydiculous to shwash your squoobs while phishing

PHISHING, googling and apps.

They’re all words that wouldn’t have figured in any dictionary a decade ago, but are now in constant use. Not satisfied with hoovering up words which naturally become part of the lexicon, publishers Collins are on the hunt for newly-invented words for inclusion in their online dictionary.

They’re actively seeking lexicographical creativity, looking for wordsmiths to generate terms which should already exist but don’t. Already, they’ve had submissions such as “shwash,” defined as windscreen washer that flies over the roof of the car whose driver has activated their washer, so that the driver of the following car gets a freebie and has no choice but to use their windscreen wipers, too. Another suggestion is “mobydiculous” signifying something that is ridiculous on an epic scale.