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praningococcemia n. The deadly meningococcemia has mutated into a new social variant, “praningococcemia.” Coined from the word “praning” or street speak for “paranoid,” it is manifested by the brisk sales of surgical masks and antibiotics in the city to fight off the fatal meningitis strain. (Jan. 10, 2005) [full citation…]

philosemetism n. Philosemetism, which is so new we had to invent a word for it, has led to a whole new genre: Jewsploitation. In addition to “Fockers,” there’s the movie “The Hebrew Hammer,” Heeb magazine, Jewcy clothing, Adam Sandler’s “Hanukkah Song” and his animated film “Eight Crazy Nights,” and an upcoming collection of bar mitzvah stories called “Bar Mitzvah Disco.” (Jan. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

bly n. “Bly,” for instance, is an opportunity to escape an unwanted chore, as in “De rain gimme a bly—me na haffe go a wuk.” (Jan. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

night food n. Sex is “night food.” (Jan. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

live blanket n. “Live blanket” is a body, as in “You need a live blanket?” (Jan. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

tsorres n. Our citizens, despite their own “tsorres” (a Yiddish word meaning misfortune) have opened their hearts to help others less fortunate. (Jan. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

mutlifornification n. “Our programming is the catalyst for ‘mutlifornification’ all over the place,” McGrath said, using the word MTV has coined for multimedia usage by its fans. (Jan. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

umami n. “Tastes” are detected directly by the tongue—salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami, a Japanese word for the taste Westerners recognize in foods like Parmesan cheese. (Jan. 6, 2005) [full citation…]

spreadmart n. Excel is the most popular decision support tool for business users worldwide. When spreadsheets containing valuable corporate data are duplicated uncontrollably, and then modified differently by different users, each file becomes a separate version of the “truth.” Each one of these fractured versions of the truth is called a “spreadmart.” Coined by Wayne Eckerson in 2002, spreadmart is a word meaning both spreadsheet and data mart. (Jan. 6, 2005) [full citation…]

holidate n. After a little research I discovered that National Smith Day was created in 1995 by “eventologist” Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith of Chicago. She’s created not just Smith Day but 1,499 other “holidates,” as she calls them. (Jan. 6, 2005) [full citation…]

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