Pssst! SF-nal Word Folks!

[gnomi]

Oxford University Press is releasing Brave New Words in November.

From the OUP website:

Brave New Words covers the shared language of science fiction, as well as the vocabulary of science fiction criticism and its fans--those terms that are used by many authors in multiple settings. Words coined in science fiction have become part of the vocabulary of any number of subcultures and endeavors, from comics, to neo-paganism, to aerospace, to computers, to environmentalism, to zine culture. This is the first book to document this vocabulary transfer. Not just a useful reference and an entertaining browse, this book also documents the enduring legacy of science fiction writers and fans.

mabfan and I have already preordered ours. This should come as a surprise to...noone.