Hard News: The Public Address Word of the Year 2011
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Bleak farce at Tyranny's...
...to cup of tea
Capote you say?
that's so true, man,
it was rather done
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The word 'humblebrag' was apparently coined in 2011.
Seems like I've been doing it for much longer. ;-)
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I point to Greenfieldism and I point to word of the year. That is all.
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Planking.
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Not a nomination, but all interested in local wordplay may enjoy Danyl's brilliant channelling of Shelley Bridgeman's literary genius.
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Rich Lock, in reply to
Economy-related words: double-dip
According to one news-digest I get every morning, the UK is now staring down the barrel of a triple-dip recession.
So, I'll get my nomination in for WotY 2012 now: triple-dip.
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James Butler, in reply to
so Ghost-Jobs as Paul mentioned, but with a capital J. Double whammy.
Someone else will have to do the obligatory "You know I can't grab your ghost jobs, Ghost Jobs!" photoshop. I'm supposed to be working.
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Liquifudge?
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"Naturally I finished my set"
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I propose "fuckeulogy." Not a PA ecosystem word, I know, but definitely the best neologism I’ve heard this year.
A fuckeulogy is an oration or writing for a recently deceased person who, in the opinion of the author, has no redeeming qualities and who not be missed in any capacity. The term was coined by John Oliver in a Bugle podcast on the death of Osama bin Laden, when he said, "This is not a tribute episode to bin Laden, as much as a special fuckeulogy to the big guy."
To the best my knowledge only two fuckeulogies have been delivered: one each on the deaths of bin Laden, and Moammar Gadhafi. Both in 2011. My word of the year.
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Eight
As in New Zealand eight, France seven.
For the All Blacks' winning the RWC has been a highlight for many NZers, bringing to an end years of misery and choking and being a much-needed ray of sunshine in an otherwise - no pun intended - trying year.
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Beaver
Dan couldn't, Colin couldn't, Aaron couldn't, but leave it to Beaver and he could.
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"Leverage". I have no idea what it means but every dang fool uses it now, consarn it!
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Flash-mob and Pop-up have to be the most in vogue and over used concepts....
There seems to be a pop-up flash-mob haka plank teapot on every red-stickered quake affected corner of this fine land! Makes me want to take a leaf out of Mr Plastic Fantastic's book (JK not the Tuppawaka) and "Smile and Lie".
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Munted. It can be applied to so many parts of the year. Earthquakes, politics, economics, sanity ....
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On the RWC theme, I guess Quadetastic never really took off
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Rena
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Oil disaster response
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Off like Goff...
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Super City
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Inzequality
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astrolabed
This could be applied to many things this year, but fortunately not the RWC Final, although the opening night almost was.
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Stakeholders
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Governance - another nasty word that seems to be everywhere and used as a general excuse for apathy.
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Asset - as in something worth holding on to.
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