Thursday, July 09, 2009

NEW WORDS APPROVED

  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition:
  • carbon footprint : the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment ; specifically : the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period
  • fren·e·my : one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy
  • green–collar: of, relating to, or involving actions for protecting the natural environment <green–collar jobs>
  • lo·ca·vore : one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
  • sock puppet 1 : a hand puppet made with a sock 2 : a false online identity used for deceptive purposes
  • stay·ca·tion : a vacation spent at home or nearby
  • vlog : a blog that contains video material

1 comment:

Kalwest said...

Is Farting to be identified as leaving a "Carbon Footprint".

This may well be the next movie for a Al Gore, an "Incovienent Fart"