“Spillcam” and “Vuvuzela” top words of 2010
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The Global Language Monitor (GLM) has announced the top words of 2010. Taken from throughout the English-speaking world, which now numbers more than 1.58 billion speakers. ‘Spillcam’, the coinage for the oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, and horn pipe ‘Vuvuzela’ that shot into fame during the FIFA World Cup have been named the top words of 2010 by the group that analyzes language usage while Chinese leader Hu Jintao is the year’s top name. (GLM) also announced ‘anger and rage’ as the top phrase.
Top word of 2010 “Spillcam” – Probably top image too
Spillcam and vuvuzela, followed by ‘Narrative’, ‘Refudiate’, (invented by Sarah Palin) and ‘Guido’ ‘Deficit’, ‘Snowmageddon’, ‘3-D’, ‘Shellacking’ and ‘Simplexity’, rounded out the Top 10.
“Our top words this year come from an environmental disaster, the World Cup, political malapropisms, new senses to ancient words, a booming economic colossus and a heroic rescue that captivated the world for days on end. This is fitting for a relentlessly growing global language that is being taken up by thousands of new speakers each and every day,” said Paul J. J. Payack, president of GLM.
Following ‘Anger and Rage’ in the phrase category are ‘Climate Change’, ‘The Great Recession’, ‘Teachable Moment’, ‘Tea Party’, ‘Ambush Marketing’, ‘Lady Gaga’, ‘Man Up’, ‘Pass the bill to be able to see what’s in it’ and ‘Obamamania’.
Besides, Hu, the other top names are ‘iPad’, ‘Barack Obama’, ‘Chilean Coal Miners’, ‘Eyjafjallajoekull’, ‘Nancy Pelosi’, ‘Sarkozy’, ‘Tea Party’, ‘Jersey Shore’ and ‘David Cameron and Nick Clegg’.
In 2009, the top word was ‘Twitter’, the top phrase ’King of Pop’ and Barack Obama the top name.
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Just as I esteem George W. for only ont thing–‘misunderestimate’–I must accord Palin props for “refudiate.” I was hoping for more buzz around my own creations: “litereally” and “otherfucker.”
Mebbe next year…
I think “otherfucker” has got potential Woody, unless it gets refudiated.
I think I heard on the news that Silly Sarah Palin’s non existent word, “refudiate” was also one of them.