Word of the Decade and Word of the Year (2009)

[ynwa03]

Not very surprising when you think about it, but it does raise an interesting question: Can these even be considered words and do they in anyway prove our society is degenerating in front of our very eyes? In a world full of AIDS, poverty, and climate change, it's kinda alarming to see these words are what the majority of us are obsessing about.

*PS: I used google to find this link


Have a look: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/b...he-decade.aspx

[dj_patm]

What you want AIDs to be the word of the decade?

Google is one of the things that has created awareness about all these things. You think back in the seventies or even earlier, people had any idea about things like this? Google allows people to access information, contribute and donate.

You should be thanking Google if anything.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

I don't know why, but I was expecting "truthiness" to be the word of the decade.

[Ford Prefect]

I think the word of the decade, and 2009, should be Ffffffkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.

[Bertuzzied]

Too bad it came so late in the decade but "transgressions" would have been that word.

[Joborule]

Misremembered.

[SebC]

It’s defined as: “a verb meaning ‘to search the Internet.’ Generic form of the trademarked ‘Google,’ the world’s dominant Internet search engine.”

Doesn't that pretty much invalidate the trademark?

[ricoFlame]

Manpurse perhaps?

[worth]

"BRAH"

Yeah, I know it's from the 60's.

[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by ricoFlame

Manpurse perhaps?

It's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.

[ResAlien]

So does Joy Behar.

[Berger_4_]

Nicely done sir.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Berger_4_

It's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.

Yeah, but he never goes anywhere without his gun so it all evens out.

[troutman]

CBC radio was suggesting "######" was word of the decade, for better or worse.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by troutman

CBC radio was suggesting "######" was word of the decade, for better or worse.

That's appropriate since only ######s listen to CBC radio.


I think it's hard to argue with "google" being the word of the decade. Reminds me of this video: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1915736

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Too bad it came so late in the decade but "transgressions" would have been that word.

So, we could give the last word of the decade to "transgressions"?

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by troutman

CBC radio was suggesting "######" was word of the decade, for better or worse.

That was my guess before I opened the link. Either that or ridonkulous.

[Winsor_Pilates]

prorogued is off to an early lead for 2010

[Hi-Psi]

Yeah I was thinking "######" as I opened this thread.

[thesmugger]

###### is what came to mind for me as well.