Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year: 'Refudiate'

[Newsjock]

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/palins-refudiate-wins-2010-word-of-the-year.php?ref=fpblg

It may not make Sarah Palin's tweets any easier to read, but maybe she was on to something when she combined the words "refute" and "repudiate" into the now infamous "refudiate."

The New Oxford American Dictionary has named 'refudiate' its 2010 Word of the Year, defining it as:

refudiate: verb used loosely to mean "reject": she called on them to refudiate the proposal to build a mosque. (origin -- blend of refute and repudiate)

In addition to winning the title, "refudiate" will be added to the New Oxford American Dictionary.

[meegbear]

1. 2010 - the year of the stupid

[SidDithers]

2. K&R...nt

Sid

[maxsolomon]

3. the urban dictionary, fine

but a neologism made up by one confused woman? standards, people.

[kestrel91316]

4. Dictionary standards FAIL.

We officially adopt a new word just because some overhyped, confused bimbo uttered those letters in sequence??

[Parker CA]

7. Couldn't agree more. This is a massive capitulation to the stupid in this country. nt

[beyurslf]

5. Is misunderunderestimate in there too?

[HereSince1628]

6. Well, there it is. Evidence Palin is DESTROYING the English language

and the linguists are loving it.

[damntexdem]

8. Hey, what about spillcam and vuvuzela?

[speppin]

9. I rather like the word and its sounding.

[Still Blue in PDX]

10. Teh stoopid hurts. nt

[immoderate]

11. I'll offer some that have entered my vocabulary...

Waiting with a friend at a Chandler, Arizona car dealer service department, somebody walked up and asked if we were being helped. I told him we were asked to wait here about fifteen minutes ago. He said, "Oh, those guys, they're just being lactose." That word stuck and some of my friends still use it. I figure they were fusing "lazy" and "lachrymose."

Another time, working for the day at a med-tec firm, I asked why everyone was dressed up, as they were usually pretty casual. One of the employees told me they were expecting visiting "dilitaries" from the home office. :rofl:

--imm

[niyad]

12. so what does the OED say?

note to self: hereinafter, kindly disregard anything coming from the new oxford american council of idiots.

[derby378]

13. Slouching Towards Idiocracy

Sarah is demonstrating her ability to create her own reality - and her own incompetency at doing so. Ugh.

[PBS Poll-435]

14. K & R because...

I posted a similar thread an hour later but I could not find yours first!


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