Martha reports on some listeners’ neologisms for the north-south equivalent of bicoastal. So far, their suggestions for people who make those long, longitudinal commutes have been limited to the left coast, including: No-Cals, Yo-Cals, Bi-Vivants...
autastic adj.— «Autastic…It is a mix of autistic and fantastic…Evan and I have come to the agreement that we are a little of both.» —“Our New Word” by Osh the house that osh built (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) Nov. 16, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued...
Hockey mom? Staycation? Recessionista? What’s your choice for Word of the Year 2008? Also, what expression do you use to describe when it’s raining but the sun is still shining?
It’s that time again, when people start thinking about a new or resurgent word or phrase that best captures the spirit of the past year. And what a year! We heard the words bailout and lipstick more times than we’d ever dreamed, and saw also the...
knobology n.— «Students take readily to the computerized training. Byron Hull, who manages training for the Air Route Traffic Control Centers, refers to the computer savvy of the new recruits as “knobology,” a neologism that describes the students’...
stiny adj.— «The display screen is micro madness—so small, so tiny, it has inspired the neologism “stiny.”» —“Titan-ic underdog – Car MP3 player drownsout brand-name humdrum” by Payton H. Wilmott Jamaica Gleaner (Kingston) Sept. 27, 20008. (source:...