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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 … 12 13 Go to page... what new words do you like? #6213 09/09/00 03:34 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass define "new"... define "like" shall we arbitrarily say that coined in the 20th century qualifies as new? (which would mean that words like 'verbicide' and 'frumious' and 'vorpal' and 'illth' are not new!) anyway, here are some: grok (Heinlein '61) booboisie (Mencken '22) bibliobibuli (Mencken ??) grotty (Burke '64) pataphysics (Jarry '45) pataphysical (?Lennon & McCarney '71) senior moment (c. '98) boondocks (?U.S. Marines '44) backslash (BYTE '82) garbology (Rathje c. '76) logophile (??) I hasten to add that I don't particularly *like 'senior moment'; it's just that I'm of an age where the phrase has a certain... je ne sais quoi. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6214 09/11/00 01:34 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 200 W william enthusiast william enthusiast W Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 200 since i asked the question myself (in a different thread), i guess i ought to answer. actually it's a tough one. phrases are out because they usually use old words to create new meanings. happify is apparently out(!) how about "vegan"? but it's not a word you could actually like. what about "jazz"? some people don't like the music (for some bizarre reason), but the word is hardly offensive. i'll keep thinking, but unfortunately, having a slightly pickled brain, it takes a looooong time for anything to come out. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6215 09/11/00 11:36 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York since i asked the question myself (in a different thread)... What!? Tsuwm is YARTing? To quote Jackie (pet peeves, July 25): "ALL RIGHT--WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE W/ TSUWM?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6216 09/11/00 11:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I'm kinda fond of "cyber." I used to know who coined it. Extremely useful word/modifier. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6217 09/13/00 01:11 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Well, I finally thought of one, thanks to your Mencken quote in your other thread. It can be very accurate, which is why I don't particularly like it, and also why I do like it (she said enigmatically)! "Trophy wife". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6218 09/13/00 06:24 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia J johnjohn member johnjohn member J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia "cyber" - William Gibson always gets credited with coining "cyberspace" in 1984, but he certainly didn't invent "cyber" as I'm old enough to remember Dr Who and the Cybermen from c.1970. I guess it all stems from "cybernetics", however old that is..... "trophy wife" - I also love that one because it is SO emotive and instantly redolent of familiar themes. It also never ceases to amaze me how common it is, particularly on one side of the pond..... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6219 09/13/00 06:30 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia J johnjohn member johnjohn member J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia one I've recently noticed is "pear shaped", as in it's all gone pear shaped, ie horribly wrong. I think it originates as a UK expression - does it have currency in the US? In Oz there's the expression "She'll be apples" for "Everything will be fine". Perhaps they're connected??? ( - perhaps this post should be in the apples and pears thread?!!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6220 09/13/00 06:33 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia J johnjohn member johnjohn member J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia ...I meant the apples and oranges thread Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6221 09/13/00 08:53 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia B Bridget addict Bridget addict B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia someone please explain senior moment to me... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what new words do you like? #6222 09/13/00 11:44 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York someone please explain senior moment to me... Sure... it's, ah... what was the question again? 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