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I have wondered how dictionary makers decide when a word is ripe. I can tell you that, although they have recently been paying more attention to internet usage, they still rely on "indication of wider use" in book AND newsprint sources to lend credibility and show "coinages that successfully made it into broader currency." (quoted words from Jesse Sheidlower) that's why I check Books and News rather than the very bloated general numbers from the Web.
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Often, particularly with low frequency words, i.e., words with Ghit counts under 1000, a large percentage of the hits are just repetitions of one post, quoted in other places or linked to from other places.
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