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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

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