words that joined the dictionary in 1958

I’ve highlighted the ones I like best

5-HT
acetaminophen
agribusinessman
air-cushion vehicle
alternative minimum tax
angiotensin
antiestablishment
anti-intrusion
antinuclear
antipsychotic
bariatric
beatnik
beurre blanc
bialy
bidialectalism
bigfoot
birth mother
blaze orange
boho
book off
breakeven
cancer stick
car coat
carpetbag steak
Cartesian product
ceramide
coccicoenzyme Q
colorpoint
Commonwealth Day
concrete poetry
coquito
cross-train
Cruzan
cytotechnologist
delimiter
denuclearize
deoxyribonucleotide
dexamethasone
ekistics
electroreceptor
empty nester
fluorouracil
free safety
frozen yogurt
game show
gas chromatograph
genetic code
glitch
grievant
grounded
hair spray
Halloumi
haylage
hemoglobin A
hive mind
hot metal
hydrochlorothiazide
imipramine
in-box
inner city
inner space
ion engine
isograft
kaon
knee-jerk
kremlinology
launchpad
laundry list
lekvar
light pen
linear regression
Lou Gehrig’s disease
master chief petty officer
master gunnery sergeant
melatonin
microcode
microelectronics
microminiature
minibus
missileer
multihospital
multiplicative identity
multiplicative inverse
NAND
nandrolone
nanosecond
near gale
nerve growth factor
noir
NOLA
noncoital
nonprescription
nonstick
norethindrone
nuke

nutter
Occitan
onboard
orthosis
paralanguage
paralinguistics
percentage point
peristaltic pump
phasedown
photocoagulation
physician assistant
phytolith
pinsetter
plastoquinone
polyomavirus
postexperience
preadaptation
prequel
psilocybin
punch-up
qiviut
Q rating
quotient ring
ribosome
rom-com
scuba diver
self-adhesive
self-denigrating
send-up
sex kitten
short fuse
shotgun start
smart-ass
softback
soft-land
software
solar sail
solar wind
Spanglish
split-brain
spotted alfalfa aphid
spray can
stackable
stereo regular
sulfinpyrazone
summitry
supremo
synaptonemal complex
tailgate party
tandoori
Tejano
teleonomy
tesla
test ban
thalidomide
think tank
thyristor
trad
transaxle
transient ischemic attack
tuned-in
turboshaft
two’s complement
ubiquinone
ultraminiaturized
unautomated
uncompromisable

unit membrane
uptime
Van Allen belt
verbal auxiliary
vivax malaria
Watson-Crick model
zeitgeber

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Allegra

Born when atmospheric carbon was 316 PPM. Settled on MST country since 1997. Parent, grandparent.

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