Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2007

Below are the top ten words of 2007 according to the thousands of people who participated in the Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year contest for 2007. Several of these words are not even in dictionaries yet, but they will be, soon. This years best word, "woot," first became popular in competitive online gaming and hacker circles

• Woot - an expression of joy or triumph, similar to use of the word "yay"
• Facebook - to upload a photograph, create an event entry, to get on facebook, look someone up on facebook, or add someone to your ist of friends on facebook
• Conundrum - a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; a difficult problem
• Quixotic - foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; marked by rash lofty or romantic ideas
• Blamestorm - sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or project failed and who was responsible
• Sardoodledom - mechanically contrived plot structure and stereotyped or unrealistic characterization in drama
• Apathetic - having or showing little interest, feeling, emotion, or concern
• Pecksniffian - smooth, greasy, and plastic hypocrisy (Seth Pecksniff was a character by Dickens)
• Hypocrite - a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion, or who acts contrary to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
• Charlatan - a quack, someone who makes a showy pretense of knowledge or ability

This is where my children step up and say, "Mom, you are such an egghead!" But hey, words are cool and I will get the last laugh when an English teacher gives either of them an extra point on a test for knowing what the word of the year is!

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Labels: Parenting, Teen Development

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