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Nov. 17th, 2009 01:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend
Оксфордский Словарь выбрал новое слово этого года - unfriend.
Первая мысль - ну и какое же оно новое :)
Из остального списка мне особенно понравилось фанэмплоид - получать удовольствие от безработицы :)
funemployed – taking advantage of one’s newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests
zombie bank – a financial institution whose liabilities are greater than its assets, but which continues to operate because of government support
birther – a conspiracy theorist who challenges President Obama’s birth certificate
teabagger -a person, who protests President Obama’s tax policies and stimulus package, often through local demonstrations known as “Tea Party” protests (in allusion to the Boston Tea Party of 1773)
brown state – a US state that does not have strict environmental regulations
tramp stamp – a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman
paywall – a way of blocking access to a part of a website which is only available to paying subscribers
Оксфордский Словарь выбрал новое слово этого года - unfriend.
Первая мысль - ну и какое же оно новое :)
Из остального списка мне особенно понравилось фанэмплоид - получать удовольствие от безработицы :)
funemployed – taking advantage of one’s newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests
zombie bank – a financial institution whose liabilities are greater than its assets, but which continues to operate because of government support
birther – a conspiracy theorist who challenges President Obama’s birth certificate
teabagger -a person, who protests President Obama’s tax policies and stimulus package, often through local demonstrations known as “Tea Party” protests (in allusion to the Boston Tea Party of 1773)
brown state – a US state that does not have strict environmental regulations
tramp stamp – a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman
paywall – a way of blocking access to a part of a website which is only available to paying subscribers