Hard News: The Public Address Word of the Year 2011
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Kia kaha
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It's got to be Munted. Nothing else has taken over vocabulary and become mainstream in quite the same way.
Funnily enough I feel almost hurt that any more trivial word could take precedence given what the phrase "it's munted" represents to me.
Most of the time I think the earthquakes haven't affected me too badly - I'm resilient, a happy earthquakes story. But then sometimes something triggers an emotional windshift and I realise that it has affected me deeper than I'm normally aware.
So I'm instantly outraged that trivial things could displace Munted, that the earthquake is yesterday's news, even if I forget about it 90% of the time myself.
Out of proportion I know - but such is grief.
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
It’s got to be Munted. Nothing else has taken over vocabulary and become mainstream in quite the same way.
Reckon you're right. Just as Munted appeared to be munted, the quakes brought it back.
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Breaking news
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And while I agree it should stand alone, for me this year has been punctuated by breaking news. Some sad beyond belief, some outrageous and some that has changed the shape of the world.
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"I think they are the things that are important to New Zilinders."
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Caleb D'Anvers, in reply to
It's got to be Munted. Nothing else has taken over vocabulary and become mainstream in quite the same way.
Yeah. When my 69-year-old father used it down the phone to me from Christchurch earlier this year, you could've knocked me down with a feather. I asked him how things were in Christchurch: he said simply, "it's munted." Words both failed and achieved spectacularly in that one moment.
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Biobbs, in reply to
Portaloo - can be sung to the tune of ABBAs Waterloo
My my
The portaloo is too far from my driveway
Oh yeah
And I have needed it all hours of the day
The vindaloo I made myself
Is always repeating itself
Portaloo – sewers all munted, that’s what you’re for
Portaloo – CERA says you’ll be there evermore
Portaloo - 4am rush when I needed you
Portaloo – Gotta get rid of this number two
Woh woh, woh woh, Portaloo - finally reaching my PortalooMy my
I tried to hold it back, but it was stronger
Oh yeah
And now it seems it represents my plight
I see Brownlee’s face on the news
He says I win when I lose
Portaloo – in the white zone, who knows what for?
Portaloo – insurance scum won’t pay me no more
Portaloo - thinking of you when I take a dump
Portaloo –no confidence motion, a property slump
Woh woh, woh woh, Portaloo – making good use of my Portaloo#ecnz sends me news
I feel like I’m always confused
Portaloo – cross-legged race, run down the road
Portaloo – drank too much beer, I got on a load
Portaloo - neighbours are queuing outside the door
Portaloo – shakin’ and quakin’, I’m on the floor
Woh woh, woh woh, Portaloo – making the most of my Portaloo -
Gee,
backing '#eqnz' and 'munted', with runners-up 'red-stickered' and 'nekminnit'
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I would go for munted, absolutely. And in Mangere, it has to be said that "nekminnit" is a very strong contender.
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sixpointthree
or
6.3
Wrecked 'er scale.
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Sacha, in reply to
Wonder if any Cantabrians have more recently used nekminnit about the quakes (though munted undoubtedly has a stronger claim there)?
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nzlemming, in reply to
Fucking Awesome!!!
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Sacha, in reply to
(by 'there' I meant in that context, not that place)
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Russell Brown, in reply to
backing ‘#eqnz’ and ‘munted’, with runners-up ‘red-stickered’ and ‘nekminnit’
Even though #eqnz was born in 2010, it had a much bigger role in 2011.
It's not just a hashtag, it's a genuine piece of folksonomy: it was created in the wild and it became official simply because people used it.
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Sacha, in reply to
I was impressed by how fast #eqjp appeared when Japan had their big quake. Did New Zealanders create/popularise that tag as well?
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Russell Brown, in reply to
I was impressed by how fast #eqjp appeared when Japan had their big quake. Did New Zealanders create/popularise that tag as well?
At a guess, yes.
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I'm for munted and nek minnit. Trotie was also an enjoyable moment.
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Brickface - I really enjoyed that Christchurch innovation.
Also LOL seems to have become a mainstream word this year.
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Some great words for Christchurch's word of the year, but so much else happened this year. #eqjp. Arab spring. NoTW imploding and dragging the Murdochs with it. The debt crisis in Europe. It has been a big year.
Chch had a huge impact for us all, but it's part of a whole year for me and I'd love to see a word that captured it all.
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Munted would get my vote, too. Mandate a close second too.
But some other topical options for the year could include:
Radler
Skynet
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
the spotlight kid...
Portaloo – can be sung to the tune of ABBA's Waterloo
that's super, trouper!
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JLM,
Just at the moment my WOTY is Mojo!
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Relaxed. As in the whole world having a hissy fit and our Govt is " Relaxed" about everything.
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Given:The people of Epsom ignoring Teapot Drone and doing what they always do, and
Given:The presence or absence of Phil Goff seeming to have no bearing on the poll numbers for Labour, and
Given: The statement by John Key that he would not work with Winston Peters having no effect on the backwash of NZF into parliament, and
Given: The low election turnout.
This year's word should be Elecshun
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