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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2015 13:55:34 GMT
We did a thread on this in 2013 but somehow were remiss in posting 2014 (which btw was "vape")
Anyway, the Oxford Dictionary word of the year for 2015 is emoji, "face with tears of joy".
Merriam Webster's choice was ism.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 5:54:38 GMT
At the 'festival of words' in France this year, two terms were chosen for 2015: 'secularism' and 'freedom of expression.' (selected by 101,297 people voting in 118 countries).
As for new words in the dictionary for 2016, we have goji and zadiste. Goji is a kind of berry that has become fashionable, but zadiste is a particularly interesting term, referring to radicals who defend things doomed by government projects. It is coined from the acronym ZAD - "zone à défendre." The principal 'zadiste' events this year have revolved around the project to build a major new airport near Nantes, which will eliminate some woods and agricultural land. Of course all of this is much smaller than the huge battles that took place in Japan during the construction of Narita airport.
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Post by mossie on Dec 16, 2015 8:39:35 GMT
I think we need some "zadistes" here. After decades of prevarication we may, just possibly, be close to building another runway for airliners near London. The howls of outrage from people who may see an airliner from their garden have made all governments shit themselves at the prospect of making a committment.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 17, 2015 6:06:26 GMT
Socialism” was the most looked-up word on Merriam-Webster’s site this year, a change the American dictionary publisher attributes to US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has positioned of himself as a “democratic socialist”.The sentence above makes me incredibly happy!  source
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 7:20:31 GMT
Today's newspaper delved into the adoption of a word missing from the French language, although the problem was solved in English in 2001. Apparently there were 13 different terms in use to describe the anal penetration of a man by a woman wearing a strap-on dildo but, as you can imagine, most of them were quite vulgar. You will be pleased to know that a polite term was found that you will be able to use at your dinner parties: pegging.
The word isn't exactly new in the domain and has quite sinister origins*, because it was in use already two centuries ago to refer to the practice of new male prostitutes using a wooden peg to help them dilate the anus. Considering the fact that in modern times, we still talk about people with the proverbial broomstick shoved you-know-where, this word definitely fills a void.
"I can't stand Mr. Wilson. Why does he act like that?"
"Oh, he's probably just pegging."
Anyway, the French equivalent of the practice really sounds much more elegant: chevillage.
* I read that some women prefer to consider the word to refer to "taking {a man} down a peg."
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 19, 2016 11:52:18 GMT
Gosh, I'm glad you told me that K2. I must think how I can get it into conversation.......
However, when my wife advises me she is pegging out the washing I must take more notice.
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Post by whatagain on Jan 19, 2016 11:57:53 GMT
Mick, you took words out of my mouth.
Chevillage makes me think of ankles, not above that...
Or maybe it comes from drilling into a wall before putting the 'cheville' ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 12:01:49 GMT
Yes, it refers to the plastic inserts you put in walls.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 19, 2016 12:15:26 GMT
God, this is getting worse.....
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Post by fumobici on Jan 19, 2016 15:23:13 GMT
One suspects it was forced by a certain artwork put up (if you'll excuse the expression) in Place Vendome.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 16:29:25 GMT
Obviously, you people have never read Dan Savage. As far as modern slang goes, pegging is even older than santorum.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 20, 2016 8:23:19 GMT
Yuk.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 21, 2016 12:22:47 GMT
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Post by bjd on Nov 21, 2016 14:33:46 GMT
Why did Oxford dictionaries bother? There is already a word for "post-truth" -- a lie.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 15:01:05 GMT
I would assume that a post-truth is something that used to be true but which isn't anymore.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 21, 2016 15:26:40 GMT
bjd, I'd say it refers more to the normalization and acceptance of lying.
Kerouac, yes, that would be logical... But aren't we in a post-logical world?
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Post by chexbres on Nov 21, 2016 16:40:27 GMT
Here's the official definition:
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"post-truth"
ADJECTIVE
Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief:
‘in this era of post-truth politics, it's easy to cherry-pick data and come to whatever conclusion you desire’
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To my way of thinking, this is a very dangerous pattern of thought to follow and will lead us all to Perdition.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 16:54:18 GMT
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