November 17th, 2009 / 12:10 pm
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Unfriend is the New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year: “Novelty words making the shortlist were “deleb,” meaning a dead celebrity, and “tramp stamp,” referring to a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman.” [via clusterflock]

10 Comments

  1. November 17th, 2009 / 4:22 pm oliver—

      Re “deleb”, no more portmanteau words, please!

  2. November 17th, 2009 / 12:22 pm oliver—

      Re “deleb”, no more portmanteau words, please!

  3. November 17th, 2009 / 4:30 pm thomas p levy—

      i had to look unfriend up to figure out exactly how i would use that word. so unhip

  4. November 17th, 2009 / 12:30 pm thomas p levy—

      i had to look unfriend up to figure out exactly how i would use that word. so unhip

  5. November 17th, 2009 / 4:33 pm Amy McDaniel—

      i thought it was defriend. or is that different?

  6. November 17th, 2009 / 12:33 pm Amy McDaniel—

      i thought it was defriend. or is that different?

  7. November 17th, 2009 / 1:37 pm mimi—

      tense experts

  8. November 17th, 2009 / 5:37 pm mimi—

      tense experts

  9. November 17th, 2009 / 6:16 pm Matt Cozart—

      I think it’s from facebook. It’s related to “unfollow”, from Twitter.

  10. November 17th, 2009 / 2:16 pm Matt Cozart—

      I think it’s from facebook. It’s related to “unfollow”, from Twitter.