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Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary (the first choice for
people looking up the word ‘Macquarie’) is hosting an
online vote to choose the Word of the Year 2007.
The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Committee
(really) has identified seventeen categories of
nominated words, including 'Carbon Terms' and 'The
Environment' (really).
Leading nominations for Word of the Year 2007 include
people looking up the word ‘Macquarie’) is hosting an
online vote to choose the Word of the Year 2007.
The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Committee
(really) has identified seventeen categories of
nominated words, including 'Carbon Terms' and 'The
Environment' (really).
Leading nominations for Word of the Year 2007 include
Notably, in the Carbon Terms category, every
nominated word includes the word ‘carbon’ and then
another word, making it two words, about carbon
related things like footprints, neutrality, sequestration,
etc. These are clearly far from being Word(s) of the
Year 2007 and are, in fact, crapola.
floordrobe
meaning ‘a floor littered with discarded clothes’ is a lot
more fun to roll around the tongue.
In other categories it is almost impossible to find any
single words – how on earth can ‘green shoe brigade’
be in the running? – with the notable exceptions of:
globesity
fauxtography
lamestream
Chindia (which is mildly racist)
kipper (the adult child who still lives with his parents,
not the smoked fish)
Still, The Lizard would like to nominate a word of its
own. That word is foring. It refers to something that is
fun at first, but boring after a while. Like this editorial.
nominated word includes the word ‘carbon’ and then
another word, making it two words, about carbon
related things like footprints, neutrality, sequestration,
etc. These are clearly far from being Word(s) of the
Year 2007 and are, in fact, crapola.
floordrobe
meaning ‘a floor littered with discarded clothes’ is a lot
more fun to roll around the tongue.
In other categories it is almost impossible to find any
single words – how on earth can ‘green shoe brigade’
be in the running? – with the notable exceptions of:
globesity
fauxtography
lamestream
Chindia (which is mildly racist)
kipper (the adult child who still lives with his parents,
not the smoked fish)
Still, The Lizard would like to nominate a word of its
own. That word is foring. It refers to something that is
fun at first, but boring after a while. Like this editorial.
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Dominic Hilton
| Word of the Year 2007 Thursday, January 10, 2008 |
a phenomenon that we at The Lizard had no idea
actually existed and are frankly a little freaked out
by (who are we advertising to, aliens?).
Also
credit card tart
which is clearly three words, not one (duh!).
actually existed and are frankly a little freaked out
by (who are we advertising to, aliens?).
Also
credit card tart
which is clearly three words, not one (duh!).
astrovertisement
noun an advertisement fashioned on the earth's
surface, of such a size that it can be picked up by
satellite imaging.
noun an advertisement fashioned on the earth's
surface, of such a size that it can be picked up by
satellite imaging.