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@mrdictionary Thanks for passing along the terms "tanning tax" and "botax". I'll have to research them for Word Spy.
Hunh?: The dude who wrote a book called "Nerds" now thinks the word "nerd" should be banned! http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...
"Yesterday's neologisms, like yesterday's jargon, are often today's essential vocabulary." -Marjorie Garber
wheredunit n. A murder mystery or detective story where the location of a crime plays a central role. http://wordspy.com/words...
frugal fatigue n. Mental exhaustion caused by constant frugality during hard economic times. http://wordspy.com/words...
nontroversy n. A false or non-existent controversy. http://wordspy.com/words...
.@BobMacNeal "Chirpitude" is very nice, but my neological antennae are aflutter thanks to "brain roughage": http://bobtuse.blogspot.com/2009...
.@maura Agree that "nontroversy" is nicer, but it doesn't convey that sense of a false controversy being *manufactured* by special interests
manufactroversy n. A non-existent controversy manufactured by ideologues or interest groups. http://wordspy.com/words...
manufactroversy - http://www.wordspy.com/words...
RT @Fritinancy: New blog post: Words of the year 2009, from "app" to "zombie." http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_wi... (via @emckean)
foodoir n. A memoir that includes recipes or that is focused on food, meals, or cooking. http://wordspy.com/words...
Check out Odd Products, a new blog that's almost too much fun: http://karenhammond.typepad.com/oddprod... (Disclaimer: the OP author is my lovely & talented wife)
Check out Odd Products, a new blog that's almost too much fun: http://karenhammond.typepad.com/oddprod... (Disclaimer: the OP author is my lovely & talented wife)
The ultimate maker? Malawi teen teaches himself h/t build a windmill & so brings electricity to his dirt-poor village http://www.thestar.com/news...
warmist n. A person who believes that the current global warming trend is the result of man-made factors. http://wordspy.com/words...
RT @newscientist: For the greedy (me) and the mathematically pedantic among you: The perfect way to slice a pizza http://www.newscientist.com/article...
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