While some may think that I'm merely expressing apathy at a new entry into the official lexicon, they're wrong. I'm expressing dictionary-sanctioned apathy.

"Meh," a word whose origins have been attributed to a 2001 episode of "The Simpsons" has been officially entered into the Collins English Dictionary after reportedly, "generating a surprising amount of enthusiasm among lexicographers."

Frankly, I would assume that any amount of enthusiasm among lexicographers would be a surprising amount, but that's beside the point.

As an English major I have to cringe at every expression popularized by the Internet making it into the dictionary because it completely degrades language and blah-blah-blah. However as a person with a scrap of a sense of humor, I can definitely appreciate the new Collins entry. One of their chosen examples is particularly spot-on: "The Candadian election was so meh." Perhaps this explains why Sarah Palin didn't follow Canadian politics.

Other potential good uses:

"The economy is so meh right now."

"How's the comatose guy doing today?"
"Meh."

"And in other news, the Israel-Palestine situation is a little meh this morning."

Add other examples as you see fit!

So in honor of this lexicographical expansion, go out and celebrate apathy. (Wait, can you do that?)