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McDonald's Newspeak: Unwanted words purged from dictionaries:
In its most recent, eleventh, edition, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary included the word 'McJob', defined as 'a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement '.

McDonald's CEO has protested and called this 'an inaccurate description of restaurant employment' and 'a slap in the face to the 12 million men and women' who work in the restaurant industry. (Quoted from McDonald's Decries Webster Over 'McJob', Yahoo news, Nov 8. Note that the definition that Yahoo gives is not exactly what Merriam-Webster stated.)

Early November 10, the word 'McJobs' was listed at Merriam-Webster's own web page with examples of new words in the recent edition. A few hours later, the word had disappeared from that page.

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