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There were many words added to the OED in 2010. They include vuvuzela, geo-engineering, toxic debt, quantitive easing, dictionary attack, staycation, national treasure (to describe a person), cheeseball (something which lacks originality) and hikikomori (Japanese word to refer to a boy's social withdrawal.

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