Have you ever looked a word up in the dictionary and it wasn't there?

[Tomoyo]

I looked up "glomp" in my American Heritage dictionary last night, to check it's etymology, and, to my surprise, it wasn't there! Is glomp even a word?

 

[WillJ]

Several times, but every time I then looked it up in my dad's copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, and it was there (and was a very obscure word).

Edit: So should I vote "yes" or "no"?

 

[Tomoyo]

Yes if you have, no if you haven't.

 

[Blackbird_SR-71]

I once looked up some word but it wasn't there. I tried Dictionary.com and my home dictionary.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

No; I use good dictionaries.

 

[Tomoyo]

Apparantly "glomp" is not a word in any dictionary...

 

[Chaos_BF1942]

I been told gullible isn't in the dictionary, ^_^.

But So far I found most of the words I looked for,

For "glomp", I don't think it a real word. Just kinda a made up word. Also why were you looking up "glomp" ^_^;;

 

[Tomoyo]

Also why were you looking up "glomp" ^_^

I looked up "glomp" in my American Heritage dictionary last night, to check it's etymology

I think I answer too many questions with quotes.

 

[Chaos_BF1942]

Oh I just looked up 'etymology' and found it real meaning, I just thought it was something else ^_^;; sorry

 

[emzie]

Yes, of course. I can't spell at all.

 

[nonconformist]

Isn't etymology the study of insects?

 

[Tomoyo]

No, that's entomology. (or something like that)

 

[Yom]

Yes, but I eventually found it if it was a real word.

 

[Tomoyo]

Glomp is a word...

 

[crystal]

"Have you ever looked a word up in the dictionary and it wasn't there?"
This happens me all the time. Apparently I read such a complex articles that a general dictionary isn't always enough. (and still, the dictionary I use is quite comprehensive and heavy)

 

[storealex]

Fubar is not in the german dictionary.

 

[Pascal]

yes, I looked up the word "beanie" but never found anything

 

[Flintlock]

I've always found what I want in english, in French, however I found it rather upsetting that my dictionary didn't have "avocato". And the dictionary in the back of my text book lacks simple words like "bed"
what should I vote?

 

[Marla_Singer]

Yes. Especially in French-English dictionnary. Those things are very limited, especially when it's getting into regional slang.

 

[Inter4]

this is so funny! Today I did it.