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‘Dumpster Fire’ Is the American Dialect Society’s 2016 Word of the Year
« on: January 11, 2017, 01:43:00 PM »
http://time.com/4627056/dumpster-fire-2016-word-of-the-year/

Dumpster Fire  ...Love it.

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Political Word of the Year: post-truth

No, this article is being PC. IMO, the Political Word of the Year: whitelash
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Re: ‘Dumpster Fire’ Is the American Dialect Society’s 2016 Word of the Year
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2017, 05:47:40 PM »
I'm so out of it, but "laissez-fairydust" is an awesome term. I wish I had coined that one
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Re: ‘Dumpster Fire’ Is the American Dialect Society’s 2016 Word of the Year
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2017, 05:51:34 PM »
PS, my word of the year that, AFAIK I *did* invent is unblogger.

unblogger (n): person who asks for swag or discounts as a blogger, but has not yet published a blog or has a blog with no actual activity. Usage: "Hey guys, this unblogger is asking for the media rate. Please refer her to the PR firm for any and all inquiries. Don't spend any time on this."

The usage example, by the way, is my best memory of something I actually sent in an email when an unblogger was trying to go around me and reach other individuals.
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