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Is it accepted properly as a word?</a> </div> <div class="Subtitle"> <span class="Tag QnA-Tag-Answered">Answered</span> <span class="MItem Category Category-new-words-and-trends"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181009092659/https://forum.oxforddictionaries.com/en/categories/new-words-and-trends">New words and word trends</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="Meta Meta-Discussion"> <span class="MItem LastCommentBy">Most recent by <a href="/web/20181009092659/https://forum.oxforddictionaries.com/en/profile/DavidCrosbie">DavidCrosbie</a></span> <span class="MItem LastCommentDate">October 1</span> <span class="MItem MCount ViewCount"><span title="11 s" class="Number">11</span> </span> <span class="MItem MCount CommentCount"><span title="1 " class="Number">1</span> </span> <span class="MItem MCount DiscussionScore Hidden"><span title="0 points" class="Number">0</span> points</span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="Discussion_318" class="Item Unread ItemDiscussion"> <span class="Options"> 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