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cycluter

cycluter
 n.— «Cycle+commuter = cycluter. “Cycluter” is a new word for bike commuter.» —Bay State Cycluters (Beverly, Massachusetts) Jan. 28, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

meaniac

meaniac  n.— «Learned a new word today. “Meaniac.” Prominent meaniacs include George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Elmer Fudd, Wily Coyote, Chris Matthews, Lord Voldemort, Pat Buchanon, Darth Vader, Genghis Khan, Mrs Williams (my 5th...

jet-pooling

jet-pooling  n.— «Teams will build their own cars and engines, with or without manufacturer support. They’ll do it with even fewer employees and fewer sponsors. Drivers will park their fancy motorhomes and private planes and share flights...

momtourage

momtourage  n.— «There’s a new word out there—momtourage—to describe that group of people who provide a mother with the support she needs to get the job done, especially as the new school year starts.» —“’Momtourages’ lend a...

obesogen

obesogen  n.— «One key researcher in the field, Bruce Blumberg of the University of California, Irvine, has even coined a new word for chemicals that can make you fat: Obesogens.» —“Is plastic making us fat?” by Is plastic...

Words of the Year 2007

Nominations for Word of the Year 2007  In this episode, Grant offers peek at some expressions he’s nominating for the American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year vote in January. Will it be “w00t,”...

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