I'm a word geek.

When you are a journalist, I guess you have to be a little kooky about colloquy.

So it's no surprise that Iwas jazzed when Merriam-Webster added more than 100 new entries Monday.

Some of the more interesting additions: fanboy, dirty bomb, pretexting and Texas Hold 'em.

But I was a little perplexed. Some entries I would have liked to see added to the American lexicon didn't quite make the cut:

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In-Favre-ci-sive, adjective. 1. Characterized by the inability to make a decision about retirement. 2. The act of holding a franchise hostage by refusing to move on with one's life already.•

A-Rod-delity, noun. 1. Disloyalty that costs half of $27 million per year. 2. To yell "I got it" to confuse the shortstop on a pop fly while rounding the bases. 3. Refusal to participate in the home run derby.•

Buc-coed, verb. 1. To go astray, to be mistaken, to make bad trades and make bad free agent signings. 2. To have a losing record for 16 straight seasons and counting. 3. To royally mess up:

Boy, Michael Vick really buccoed his life up.•

Gru-den-pile, noun. 1. A large supply of quarterbacks, some active, some retired. 2. (verb) The irrational act of acquiring a large supply of quarterbacks, some active, some retired.•

NAS-CAR, adjective. Driving in circles really fast.•

Ti-ger-rific, adjective. Extraordinarily great, even on one leg at the U.S. Open.•

Ti-ger-fy, verb. To make greatly afraid by the prospect of trying to beat Tiger Woods in a golf tournament.•

Ti-ger-ly, adverb. To win in a dominating or dramatic fashion, often characterized by a sweeping fist pump while wearing a red Nike polo shirt on Sunday.•

Manny being Manny, noun. 1. A license to act like a total boob. 2. (verb) The act of disappearing into the Green Monster to relieve himself. 3. (verb) To serve as a cutoff man — in left field. 4. (verb) To shove an elderly Boston Red Sox employee to the ground in Houston.

Also see nut-job.•

Ir-say-ing, verb. The act of relocating a pro franchise, decimating its fanbase.

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Mo-dell-ing, Benn-ett-ing.• Gi-am-bi-stache, noun. 1. An unshaven growth of hair on the upper lip that makes the grower look like a 1970s porn star. 2. What happens when a caterpillar crawls onto the upper lip and dies. 3. Object that works almost as well to get out of a slump as PEDs:

My average has dropped 50 points. Forget the steroids; it's time for me to grow a Giambistache.•

Burgh-a-hol-ism, noun. A chronic condition characterized by a dependence on news about the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Panthers, Passion and even the Riverhounds.•

Van Ben-rotten, adjective. 1. Wretchedly bad, particularly when asked to pitch in the major leagues. 2. (noun) The pitcher with the highest career ERA (9.04) with more than 16 career starts. 3. Poster child for all that is wrong with the Pirates.

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Buc-coed.Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.