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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Solastalgia, happy sack, vein brother

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

solastalgia n. a form of homesickness you get when you are still at home; feeling as though an environment has changed around you.

happy sack n. an air-sickness bag, the kind typically used on airplanes.

vein brother n. a man with which you get high on injected drugs, especially if you share a needle.

Monday, January 07, 2008

Circus gold, singlism

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

circus gold n. elephant dung.

singlism n. bias against people who are not married or part of a couple.

Friday, January 04, 2008

American Dialect Society 2007 word of the year is “subprime”

The American Dialect Society 2007 word of the year is “subprime.” Press release here.

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