LJ Idol Week 17, in which we have a word. Or several. {This year my word is...}

[porn_this_way]

Each November or thereabouts, a committee in charge of the Oxford English Dictionary chooses a "word of the year" - a newly minted vocabulary word that has recently entered the English lexicon and reflects the personality, trends, and general vibe of the year and culture that gave rise to it

Comments

[whipchick]

I know these people and I love this! I think my favorite is douche ex machina. But schadenfreudian slip is a close second.

[kathrynrose]

And hemorrdroid.

This post is full of awesome.

[porn_this_way]

Thanks! And my tablet is being a hemorrdroid right now, so hopefully this post will go through!

[porn_this_way]

Thanks! Those are both based on entirely too many, entirely too true stories. Hell, most of them are - but those two especially!

[halfshellvenus]

Douche Ex Machina
Hahahaha! This should have been an actual term for, like, two decades already!

The-Sore-Ass
Or oblivious, sometimes? Can I tell you how much respect I have lost in the last year for people who use "ask" as a FREAKIN' NOUN when they mean "request" or "question"? It's like a virus that affects people in management.

Or how many times I've responded to people who say "incentivized" with "motivated!" o_O

Uncle Spanky's Porn Palace... somehow, I feel as if I will never be able to unthink that. :D

[ryl]

There are people who use "ask" as a noun? That makes my slappin' hand itch. >:(

[halfshellvenus]

Mine too! I feel myself transforming into an old man with a cane that needs to be used when people do things like that. :O

[porn_this_way]

How in the seven hells do you use ask as a noun??

[rayaso]

These were all great, and so funny! My favorite were Hipsterdamus and Nomenglacier. The words themselves were funny enough, but I loved your definitions/examples. I hope the dictionary folk are paying attention.

[one_time_pad]

This is brilliant. I'm going to start using these post-haste. (And then stop once they're, like, all popular.)

[dmousey]

Lots of laughter in this one! Syntaxia does cause one to twitch! I'm proof- Hate when I have to truncate a post. And every bit of tech I know how to use is a hemorrdroid in these hands! Thanks for the giggles (yes 52 yr. olds still giggle) and for penning this piece!
Peace~~~D