Dictionary.com's Word of the Year
tergiversate /tɚʤIvɚseɪt/
To change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
Runners-up -
zugzwang
A situation in chess in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.
oppugnancy
Opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
internecine
Of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group.
quietus
A finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles.
occupy
To be a resident or tenant of; dwell in.
winning
Charming; engaging; pleasing.
spring
To come or appear suddenly, as if at a bound.
jobs
A post of employment; full-time or part-time position.
austerity
Severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness.
bifurcating
To divide or fork into two branches.
iconoclasm
The action or spirit of a destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
schismatic
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties; guilty of division or disunion.
topple
To overthrow, as from a position of authority.
uprising
An insurrection or revolt.
Losing
1. password2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passwOrd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football
COMMENT - What is up with Ashley, Bailey and Michael? Okay, I get Michael; it has consistently ranked in the Social Security Administration's Top 3 most popular names for boys. Ashley, however, is currently ranked as only the 27th most popular name for girls (though she has spent some time in the top 10). Bailey??? The highest rank Bailey received in the last ten years was 69 for a female and 202 for a male. Could it be because Bailey is a somewhat popular pet name? According to PetBabyNames.com, Bailey ranks 7th for female dogs and 16th for male dogs.
COMMENT - They don't sound the same at all to me. I don't hear the /p/ at the end of the Trey Songz version. Also, notice all the different spellings of the sound (not surprising but how do you trademark a sound based on spelling). I think they will need the services of a forensic linguist and the trademark will have to be based upon a phonetic transcription.
Banned
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned 1,600 words that they consider "pornographic or offensive to Islam". Here are several of the words from the list and a link to a more comprehensive list via the Huffington Post.
athlete's foot
Fighting
YUUUP
Dave Hester of the television show "Storage Wars" and rapper Trey Songz are fighting over the right to use the word YUUUP as a "signature sound". Via an article in the New York Post,
Hester, however, argues that Songz’ version “resembles an animal-like or non-human squeal which begins with a distinct ‘yeeee’ sound before finishing with a squeal-like ‘uuuup’ sound.”
That’s “distinct and different from Hester’s more monosyllabic sounding guttural auction bidding phrase...which is meant to convey the meaning of ‘yes,’ ” court papers say.
COMMENT - They don't sound the same at all to me. I don't hear the /p/ at the end of the Trey Songz version. Also, notice all the different spellings of the sound (not surprising but how do you trademark a sound based on spelling). I think they will need the services of a forensic linguist and the trademark will have to be based upon a phonetic transcription.
Banned
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned 1,600 words that they consider "pornographic or offensive to Islam". Here are several of the words from the list and a link to a more comprehensive list via the Huffington Post.
athlete's foot
condom
deposit
gay
glazed donut
jugs
Kmart
no sex
oiu
pecker
slant
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