१७ नोव्हेंबर, २००९

Not "hashtag," "funemployed," "birther," "death panel," teabagger," and "tramp stamp," but "unfriend."

The new word of the year.

१६ टिप्पण्या:

Triangle Man म्हणाले...

I think I have more often seen "defriend", but Google sides with "unfriend".

Michael Haz म्हणाले...

I was rooting for "assclown".

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

A better choice than hypermiling, locavore or carbon neutral, the winners from the 3 previous years.

Bissage म्हणाले...

Nothing, but nothing, will ever stop me from saying "disenfriendicate."

wv = enope. Q: Will you ever use the word "unfriend?" A: Enope.

chickelit म्हणाले...

"unfollow" is the Twitter version of "unfriend."

They're making a statement there about the relative coolness of social media I suppose.

Ungainly as it is, they should have considered "deblogroll" as well.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Same etymology as "deplane"?

jayne_cobb म्हणाले...

I'm pretty sure I'm going to smack anyone I ever hear use "funemployed" in a serious manner.

Unknown म्हणाले...

Makes as much sense as some of the WV stuff, to wit:

WV "tabler" One who sets up for canasta

Actually, this really is a word, probably.

ricpic म्हणाले...

Unfriend: isn't that what all friends turn into...eventually?

Meade म्हणाले...

I'm glad I read that article you linked to or I might have used the term "obamalicious" all wrong.

According to the Urban Dictionary, it does not mean a cult of personality figure doing deliberate harm.

Sprezzatura म्हणाले...

"I'm pretty sure I'm going to smack anyone I ever hear use "funemployed" in a serious manner."

I've been witness to this.

It was awful, I didn't know the word existed until I heard it in action when I found myself in a conversation w/ two previously unemployed folks who were friends of friends [put more explicitly; these folks weren't my friends]. By time I realized the meaning of what had been said (a second or two) the conversation had moved on, so my only reaction was a blank stare. But, next time (if there is one) I'll be prepared to unleash the appropriate beat down...or at lest a facial expression expressing serious disappointment.

Dark Eden म्हणाले...

A better choice than hypermiling, locavore or carbon neutral, the winners from the 3 previous years.
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What the heck is locavore?

Is there a committee to remove fad words that nobody uses two months after they're not hip and trendy anymore?

Dark Eden म्हणाले...

Eat Locally!

Welcome to Locavores:

We are a group of concerned culinary adventurers who are making an effort to eat only foods grown or harvested within a 100 mile radius of San Francisco for an entire month.
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Wow, who would have guessed a group like this would come out of San Francisco!

Locavore, synonym, Luddite.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Welcome to Locavores:

We are a group of concerned culinary adventurers who are making an effort to eat only crazy Hispanic females.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

Paul, exactly. Whoever coined that term knew no spanish.

Andrea म्हणाले...

"Unfriend" is not a new word. It's an old English word meaning, obviously, someone who is not a friend.