Vuvuzela gets entry in Oxford English Dictionary
August 18th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Aug 18 (DPA) The vuvuzela, the horn instrument which became the sound of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, has won an entry in the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary due to be published Thursday.
The dictionary, which is based on how language is really used, defines the horn as a long plastic instrument, in the shape of a trumpet, that makes a very loud noise when you blow it and is popular with football fans in South Africa.
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