While PVR remains nowhere to be seen in the official Merriam-Webster dictionary, DVR has made it onto a list of new words in the latest version of the dictionary. Since personal video recorders and digital video recorders are pretty much the same thing, we're going to take that as a good start.

For the record, the definition is exactly three words long: digital video recorder. Deep. Here's a few of the other words that made this year's list:

• ginormous
• Bollywood
• crunk
• IED (improvised explosive device)
• telenovelas
• smackdown
• speed dating
• soduku

What criteria did the dictionary editors use? Basically, they've decided that these words are not just popular today, but have staying power and are likely to be used in years to come.