Although heroin chic became popular at the beginning of 2000s, the phrase now has entered in the Oxford English Dictionary, together with yada yada, plasma TV, Texas Hold'Em and counterterroism.

Supermodels such as Kate Moss promote criticism for their gaunt looks that the fashion industry is glorifying heroin chic. Skinny, dark-circled eyes under glazed eyes, as if models are suffered from medical problems. With the popular of heroin chic, there are more evidence that heroin addict is common in fashion world.

Now the phrase receives linguistic legitimacy and enters the Oxford English Dictionary, along with thousands of other new and revised entries.

For Seinfeld fans, the phrase 'yada yada' is very familiar. In the Oxford English Dictionary, its definition had been entered as (1) indicating (usually dismissively) that further details are predictable or evident from what has preceded: 'and so on,' 'blah blah blah;' and (2) trivial, meaningless, or uninteresting talk, or writing; chatter.

Words included in this latest update are: Plan B, 401(k), plasma TV, off-book, backlist, counterterrorism, Plato's cave, bar band, mash-up, Macarena, Texas Hold 'Em, pitchers' duel, speed dating, Pin code, Planet X, just war, blonde moment, Plantagenet, super-max, dirt bag, dust bunny, kazoo, J-pop, heroin chic, vibe, wazoo, freakazoid, hacktivist, air kiss and pissing contest.

"Words mean what they do because of how they are currently used, not how they were used 500 years ago, and not how they were used in Latin 2000 years ago," explains Jesse Sheidlower, Editor at Large of the Oxford English Dictionary.
"English has always expanded and it will continue to expand," he added.
A complete list of the new and updated entries is available online at dictionary.oed.com/help/updates/pimesic-pleating.html.