Hard News: The Public Address Word of the Year 2011
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There can be only one: munted. If for nothing else, Bob Parker, thank you for giving this term the exposure it deserves.
L
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Earthquake or #eqnz
Because… well, it’s obvious really.
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Cinderellaised (W. Peters)
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A tad past its prime, but this year’s nekminnit has to be one of the most successful Kiwi memes ever. Respec.
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Red-stickered – Has expanded from original meaning – In the doco on the earthquake, someone mentioned his marriage was such. And have heard it outside Chch
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Tea-pot-gate.
Sadly.
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A bevy of RWC related phrases come to mind but I nominate “Dan Carter’s groin”, closely followed by “#RWC2011”.
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Lew beat me to it, but yeah, it has to be munted.
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“Ghost chips” seems a gimme.
“Show me the money” less so.
EDIT: Weepu’s “I got this” has to be in there too, speaking of rugby.
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I want to add Michael Lhaws because I forgot to do it last year, I coined it here and now EVERYONE uses it. I’m full of grump.
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David
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I cannot think of a swear word harsh enough to describe 2011.
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Actually, …
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another hand up for #eqnz surely this is the year the hash key came out of the shadows.
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Also, Mate. As in Phil and John, being such “mates” in the debates.
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merc,
“Twentyeleven”, because it’s used as one word (the rules!) and the start of using “twenty” to describe the millenium instead of twothousand.
Let the argument begin ;-)
Second choice = dynamic (pron, deeneemek) -
My money would have to be on Occupy. Or perhaps 99%…
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ange wither, in reply to
#eqnz for me too, symbolizes some community pulling together that emerged fast and powerfully
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Graeme Edgeler, in reply to
“Twentyeleven”, because it’s used as one word (the rules!) and the start of using “twenty” to describe the millenium instead of twothousand.
This wasn’t obviously how it was going to go?
It’s not like we said one-thousand-nine-hundred-and (or even nineteen-hundred-and) all that often.
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merc, in reply to
Obviously ;-)
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I still say twatcock was gendered :-P
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dc_red, in reply to
Akshully?
;-)
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Sue,
damm sacha got there before me with mekminute
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Sue,
monthly sick problem
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I’m going to get in early and say that “baubles” is going to make a comeback, cf Winston factor.
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