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al n. Al The Korean word for “egg.” Eggs are units of virtual credit used to send text messages via mobile phone; they can be transferred to another user. Example: Can I have some of your al? I ran out of mine for this month. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

con-con n. Proponents of the proposed constitutional convention on property taxes refer to it in shorthand speak as a con-con. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

jubilado n. Spanish word for retirement, Maryanne Vandervelde says, suggests the casually optimistic view that most older folks hold about getting into post- career mode: jubilado. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

break-cation n. Expedia.com calls these types of getaways “break-cations,” a term it coined to describe what it says is a nationwide trend toward last-minute, short-spurt travel. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

wota n. My informant explained that wota—which is pronounced “oh-tah”—are an offshoot branch of Japan’s hobby-obsessed tribe of introverts known as otaku. While regular otaku seek out anime figurines and high-tech gizmos, the infatuation of the nation’s estimated tens of thousands of wota is for girl idols—particularly the pop group Morning Musume.…To distinguish themselves from run-of-the-mill otaku—computer geeks, anime freaks and the like—wota chopped off the “-ku” at the end of the word and, with a touch of playfulness, slapped on a “w” up front. (Typing “wo” on a Japanese computer keyboard renders a kana syllable pronounced “oh.”) (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

popola n. El Gobierno de ese país le prohibe el ingreso a la artista debido al veto que pesa sobre “La popola”, como se le llama en Puerto Rico a la fruta sandía y que en la jerga dominicana se refiere al órgano sexual femenino, indicó el periódico local El Vocero. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

fascia n. NASCAR inspectors ordered the rear-end bodywork cut completely off the No. 3, claiming the rear fascia was an experimental, unapproved part. On a production car, the rear fascia would be loosely defined as the back end of the car, the place where you’d find the rear bumper, taillights, and trunk opening. On a Winston Cup car, these individual components are replaced with the one-piece fascia, which is made of composite plastics. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

caló n. Tosti was born in El Paso, and he became famous for translating his hometown’s pachuco slang, known as caló, into a pop music urban dialect on songs such as “Pachuco Boogie” and “El Tírili.” (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

dooce v. With dozens of blogs springing up in Britain every day, many work related, doocing is a risk for online diarists. The word was coined after a Los Angeles web designer, Heather Armstrong, lost her job in 2002 after telling stories about workmates on her readable Dooce blog. (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

gunpoint v. One that I’ve heard several times, but never seen in print is the verb gunpoint, as in: “He came up to my car window, gunpointed me, and told me to get out and surrender my keys.” It’s economical, instantly comprehensible, and graphic—better than: “pointed a gun at me…” (Jan. 17, 2005) [full citation…]

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