Originally Posted By: dalehileman
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.