A Define Romance
The American Dialect Society has named the 2003 Words Of The Year. Here are my favorites:
ass-hat: noun, a thoughtless or stupid person.flexitarian: noun, a vegetarian who occasionally eats meat.
freegan: noun, person who eats only what they can get for free.
tanorexia: noun, the condition of being addicted to tanning.
tofurkey: noun, a faux turkey crafted from tofu. Also a trade name.
manscaping: noun, male body-shaving.
Collyer: noun, in New York City, a person trapped under their own collected debris in their apartment.
Any additions?
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UPDATE: In related news, Treacher makes yet another important contribution to western culture.
I know what to call my tanning addicted sister now.
Cody at January 20, 2004 12:10 PM
This was clever.
cliterati: collective noun, feminist or woman-oriented writers or opinion-leaders.
Leenerati at January 20, 2004 4:44 PM
I got very very tired of "asshat" after the first 470 times I heard it, and I tried to come up with some alternatives:
http://jimtreacher.com/archives/000470.html
Jim Treacher at January 20, 2004 9:44 PM
Thanks for including the additions, Jim, although part of me is somewhat disenchanted with the fact that we need so many different words to insult a stupid person. I mean, if you're going to address a moron, give him his dignity. Just call him "George," or "Dubya" or "Mr. President."
Patrick at January 21, 2004 3:34 AM
Ha ha!
Jim Treacher at January 21, 2004 7:17 AM
"Rearmuffs" is insanely sexy, you little devil. I am SO there.
Lena the Perv at January 21, 2004 8:48 PM
My favorite "asshat" synonym is "fucknuts."
But this year also brought mainstream acceptance of "metrosexual," meaning "guy who acts like a complete pussy in order to get some."
LYT at January 22, 2004 12:54 AM
More fun with slang
http://www.urbandictionary.com
x at January 28, 2004 1:37 PM