Amuse-bouche, ankle-biter, dagnabbit, ka-ching, Lib-Dem, and tankini are all new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary this month.
Here's the full list [link]
If you haven't played with the online O.E.D.yet, try it. Using the Advanced Search you can easily find the "first cited author," and "first cited date" of words. Did you know Jane Austen was the first cited author for the word "baseball" in 1815?
Most University libraries subscribe to the online O.E.D., if you're on the Stanford network you can access it through the following links : Main Page | Advanced Search Page
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