OK, Word-watchers, in an attempt to give you a non-Harry Potter entry before the big day, I thought I would offer you a ginormous riddle. Ready? Here goes. What do crunk, speed dating, DVR, and sudoku have in common?

Answer: They're all words that have been added to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Every year, the editors of the dictionary go through thousands of words to figure out what new words should be added. This year, these bad boys were among the ones that made the cut.

It's pretty awesome when slang becomes official. But it also makes me a little jealous. What about my made-up words? (I have a habit of adding '-ified' to the end of nouns. I also add '-ish' to times--it gives me a couple of minutes leeway.) What, do I have to start campaigning, ala Stephen Colbert? He got 'truthiness' to be recognized last year. I want one of my words to become immortalized in the dictionary! The fame, the glory, the ability to not have to spell-check my work ... yeah, that would be sweet.

So do you agree with any of the entries from this year? Do you have any words that you think should be added to the dictionary? I'll vote for your words if you'll vote for mine ...