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F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary

By Leanne Italie
Published August 13, 2012 4:00am ET
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F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary
The entry "energy drink," photographed in New York, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, is one of the 15 new additions in the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (AP Photo/Richard Drew) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s about freakin’ time.

The term “F-bomb” surfaced in newspapers more than 20 years ago but will land Tuesday for the first time in the mainstream Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, along with sexting, flexitarian, obesogenic, energy drink and life coach.

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