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According to the Associate Press, the expression of indifference or boredom has gained a place in the Collins English Dictionary after generating a surprising amount of enthusiasm among lexicographers. The publisher HarperCollins announced Monday the word had been chosen from terms suggested by the public for inclusion in the dictionary's 30th anniversary edition to be published next year.

"This is a new interjection from the U.S. that seems to have inveigled its way into common speech over here," Cormac McKeown, head of content at Collins Dictionaries said. "Internet forums and e-mail are playing a big part in formalizing the spellings of vocal interjections like these.