Palin non-word 'refudiate' gets most online searches

[Kadie]

Palin non-word 'refudiate' gets most online searches
Merriam-Webster Dictionary says it was most looked-up this summer
By Stephanie Reitz

updated 2 hours 5 minutes ago

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Maybe the language lovers who looked up "refudiate" this summer wanted to refute or repudiate its existence as a real word.

Whatever the reason, their curiosity made Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word Merriam-Webster's "Word of the Summer," the one most often searched by users of the publisher's online dictionary.

They didn't find it, of course. The pseudo-word "refudiate" isn't in the dictionary and is not expected to be added anytime soon.

That didn't deter Palin when the former Alaska governor used it on a news show and in a Twitter message in July in place of refute or repudiate, which have similar meanings. Refute means to prove something wrong or deny its truth or accuracy. Repudiate means to refuse any connection with something or reject it as untrue or unjust.

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[FSogol]

1. Sorry Freepers, Pit Bulls, Mama Grizzlies, and Tea Baggers. It is still not a word.