The Nation - Who You Callin’ a Maverick? - NYTimes.com
october 2008 by mottram
A member of the Maverick family coined the word 'gobbledegook'. Insert your own McCain/Palin joke here.
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october 2008 by mottram
coolfabulous - Google Search
april 2007 by mottram
Seems I'm pretty much the only person who uses this handy term for things that are both cool and fabulous.
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coolfabulous
april 2007 by mottram
define:zaftig - Google Search
december 2005 by mottram
Lovely word, new to me.
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buxom
plump
zaftig
voluptuous
december 2005 by mottram
Favorite untranslatable words? | Ask MetaFilter
february 2005 by mottram
I have bad l'appelle d'vide, myself, and hygge is just lovely.
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february 2005 by mottram
Merriam-Webster Online
december 2004 by mottram
Based on online lookups at Merriam-Webster, the #1 word of the year is... blog! I'll still be calling them reverse-chronologically ordered frequently updated personal homepages though. Sounds nicer.
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december 2004 by mottram
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