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15 Football-related Phrases Make Way into Oxford English Dictionary

A number of footballing terms have found their places in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary. Apart from names of some special skills, a few tactical lingo have been added to the dictionary including Sir Alex Ferguson-coined ‘squeaky bum time’ and Jose Mourinho’s famous strategy of ‘parking the bus’. The phrase, ‘squeaky bum time’, first came to light …

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Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective

“Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word “pele” was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in Brazil. For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary -- the sense in which it is already employed …

Football phrases ‘squeaky bum time’, ‘park the bus’ in Oxford Dictionary: How are new words added to the lexicon?

The two famous football phrases – ‘squeaky bum time’ and ‘park the bus’ – coined by coaches Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Ferguson’s “squeaky bum time” and Mourinho’s “park the bus” are two of the 15 football-related terms that now find themselves in the dictionary. It’s squeaky bum time and we’ve …

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