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w00t, localvore and gullible

Dictionaries have discovered that they can get publicity by picking and promoting new words. Megan points us to the selection of w00t by one dictionary. Another picked localvore.

I think this trend won't last long. The best promotional gimmick will be the dictionary that finally has the guts to print an edition missing the word gullible. Practical jokers everywhere will need a copy.

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The votes have been tallied: Merriam-Webster's 2007 Word of the Year (WOTY) is w00t (spelled with zeros, not O's). A contributor to Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary defines w00t as an an interjection expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for... [Read More]

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