The word "vuvuzela" enters Oxford English Dictionary
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Paul Dixon 
Brazil
Local time: 08:51
Portuguese to English
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| Vuvuzela as a verb | Aug 19, 2010 |
I think "vuvuzela" could also be used as a verb.
Example:
The supporters tried to chant amid thousands of people vuvuzelaing.
I vuvuzela'd for the first time at the World Cup.
He had never vuvuzela'd before he went to South Africa.
Also, why not "vuvuzelification"? It would mean "adoption of the vuvuzela as a football supporters' tool".
Then there is "the devuvuzelification of the Premier League" (the prohibition of vuvuzelas in certain Premier League grounds".
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Mikhail Kropotov
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:51
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English to Russian
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You are too funny, Paul! Yet, this is a simple case of a borrowed word. It's happened before and it will happen again. Languages contaminate each other, simple as that.
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Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:51
English to Croatian
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| Vuvuzelian, adj. | Aug 19, 2010 |
What about "Vuvuzelian syndrom" 
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TargamaT team
Syria
Local time: 14:51
 Member (2010)
English to Arabic
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| M or F in French | Aug 20, 2010 |
The funny question in French was to know it is M or F!
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Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 18:51
English to Japanese
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| Funny, Paul! | Aug 20, 2010 |
Vuvuzelas created quite a stir for sure, but there are plenty of "vuvuzelaphobes" after hearing that cacophany of "vuvuzelaing." 
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 08:51
Portuguese to English
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In French I would go for "la vuvuzelle" as -elle is a typical feminine ending.
In German, maybe "der Vüvuzelle" with plural "Vüvuzellen".
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Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 13:51
 Member (2006)
Dutch to German
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Paul Dixon wrote:
In German, maybe "der Vüvuzelle" with plural "Vüvuzellen".
In German, the word has become very common. It's "die Vuvuzela" (f, sing.) and "die Vuvuzelas" (plur.)
These dreadful toys (which I hope will never make it into the German national league's stadions) are, as a joke, commonly also called "Uwe Seelers" (plur.), which almost sounds the same in German. Uwe Seeler was one of the most popular football players in Germany from the 50s-70s. He is still very popular today.
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I think vuvuzela is a very annoying musical instrument in those tournaments, and its adjective is a connotation of disturbing. Many new words die quickly, and I hove that vuvuzela should also die young [apologize to South African people]!.
Best regards,
Soonthon Lupkitaro
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