The New Oxford American Dictionary: Embracing Travel Lingo

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.20.10 | 1:45 PM ET

A handful of the travel-themed words and phrases we’ve covered here on the blog are now bona fide entries in the New Oxford American. The lucky winners? Hypermiling and staycation—this, despite our attempts to quash it. “Flyover” also received some attention; the dictionary now acknowledges its informal role “denoting central regions of the US regarded as less significant than the East or West coasts.” (Via The Book Bench)


Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for The New Oxford American Dictionary: Embracing Travel Lingo

Darrin 09.21.10 | 11:42 AM ET

Staycation made it in?  Sad.  I should check to make sure “al desko” didn’t make the cut.

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