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'Badonkadonk' Must Be Devastated

The Merriam-Webster dictionary folks have come out with their list of new additions for the year. Topping the list? "Ginormous" and "crunk.&...

mw.jpg The Merriam-Webster dictionary folks have come out with their list of new additions for the year.

Topping the list? "Ginormous" and "crunk."

Also on the roster are "Bollywood," "sudoku," "speed dating," "DVR" and "IED."

Yes, this has basically nothing to do with state or local government.  We're just here to elucidate.

(But Merriam-Webster is published in Springfield, so that's something...)

Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
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