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Bailey · Grand Panjandrum Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 2126

How many of these posts did we need? Oh I get it you didn't want us to miss it, right?

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Dr. Goodword · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject: Something like that.

Maybe one would have done it. What do you think?
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skinem · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:27 am Post subject:

Isn't wingnut a rather old accepted word? (or at least been around during my time.)
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skinem · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:30 am Post subject:

I gotta tell you...I really like drainchild.
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indigoredster · Junior Lexiterian Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 1

My favorites GoodWords this year:

obfuscate

Chthonic ( It reminds me of Lovecraftian word Cthulhu : pronunciation "Khlûl'hloo" the vague interdimensional kraken-like beast.)

Slashed · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject: Raising Consciousness

One word that I hope will appear on such a list in the near future is "Eurabia," which I believe was coined by columnist Mark Steyn (or at least he put it into circulation most recently). It describes the European continent once Islamic immigration changes it beyond recognition. Perhaps if the word was better known, more people would be aware of the effects of the current "clash of civilizations" taking place all over the globe, but in Europe especially.
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gailr · Grand Panjandrum Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 1639

sluggo · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject:

Doc, what exactly defines "word of the year"?
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Dr. Goodword · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: What is the 'Word of the Year'

We generally look for a newsworthy word, a word that emerges and stands out in the news and/or in what people in the English-speaking world have talked about the most. We leave cuteness to M-W though we will offer the top 10 cute words as a secondary list for our news release this year.
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sluggo · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

gailr · Grand Panjandrum Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 1639

FWIW, Stephen Colbert had a little victory celebration last night: "Truthiness is Merriam-Webster's 2006 Word of the Year". He also solemnly urged the nation not to tip-in his downloadable "corrected" M-W page at their local libraries and schools. Not only right-thinking, he's tough on crime. Laughing

PS: don't click on the link if you have dial-up; it's a full-size, high-res page scan. Hmmm...none of the other fine Word suggestions are generating this kind of cable television excitement. Oh well, back to an actual book...

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sluggo · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:34 am Post subject:

I did think "truthiness" had its moment last year, but what about its lesser-appreciated sibling, superstantial?
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gailr · Grand Panjandrum Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 1639

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bnjtokyo · Lexiterian Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 150 Location: Tokyo

Bailout -- I read someplace it hasn't been used in the current sense for long at all. In some ways, current usage is quite different from the historical use. In the past, bail out meant to escape an dangerous/untenable situation -- bail out of a burning plane -- now it refers to the effort to make the plane airworthy again by spending money on it.
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sluggo · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

Good point B. Also to bail someone out of jail- either way, as recently used not much of a huge confidence-inspirer (can we say conspirer for short?)
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