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Thanks to Gary Carter, the word “F-bomb” is now in the dictionary

By
Craig Calcaterra,

By
Craig Calcaterra

Published August 14, 2012 05:40 AM

File picture shows former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter holding up a Mets and an Expos hat in New York — Former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter holds up a New York Mets and an Expos hat as Yogi Berra (R) looks on during opening ceremonies at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this file picture taken July 15, 2008. Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has been diagnosed with four “very small” brain tumors, the 11-times All-Star said in a statement issued by the New York Mets on May 21, 2011. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

I was happy as heck to see that the word “F-bomb” has been added to the dictionary. Given that I try to avoid profanity as much as possible on this here blog, it comes in handy.

But via Rob Neyer, we learn that its place in the dictionary has something to do with the late, great Gary Carter:

Kory Stamper, an associate editor for Merriam-Webster, said she and her fellow word spies at the Massachusetts company traced it back to 1988, in a Newsday story that had the now-dead Mets catcher Gary Carter talking about how he had given them up, along with other profanities.

Thanks, Kid. That’s f-bomb fantastic.