Snickerdoodledom
Which word would you choose as Merriam-Webster’s 2007 Word of the Year?
As for:
babymoon (noun) : a short vacation for a couple before the birth of their child
This is a word of which I became aware over the past year.
Um… You know how sex on the beach sounds like a hot and passionate idea, but in reality, you just end up with sand in places where sand should never ever be? (I bet you’re wondering how I know.) That’s what I think of this babymoon thing… I, personally, was sick the first 5 months of my pregnancy. (And delivered in the 6th month, but that’s beside the point.) Sounds good in theory, but in reality, more trouble than it’s worth. Push presents, however, I was all over that concept.
As for this entry, I love the way the word sounds:
Sardoodledom (noun): mechanically contrived plot structure and stereotyped or unrealistic characterization in drama
When saying this word, I can’t help but to think of snickerdoodles, which make me very happy indeed.
My favorite, though, of all the ones listed:
Pecksniffian (adjective) : unctuously hypocritical : pharisaical
Fun to say and great to have in your vocabulary arsenal.
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I love w00t. Although, when I lived in Australia, people said ‘woot’ all of the time. I have no idea why it’s spelled with zeros instead of the letter ‘o’. Am I hallucinating?
I agree, Melissa,… Sometimes w00t just fits the bill better than any other word.
At the risk of revealing just how much of a geek I am, w00t is spelled with zeroes as it is a leet (or l33t) vocabulary word.
L33tZ commonly used with IMing, text messaging, by gamers and on chat boards. You can find out more than you ever wanted to know about l33t here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet.
While I am rather fluent (because I am a geek), I, personally, am not a fan of l33t. I think it’s superfluous and used by either serious geeks or serious poseurs.
Well, I do make exceptions for a few words like w00t, OMG, IMO,… But not full-out phrases and conversations.
w00t! :)
I like cruft because it sounds like craft and has three awesomely different-yet-the-same definitions, and involves geekery. I vow to use it three times today, in the three definition contexts.
Regina - That is hysterical. I had no idea. Btw - I have tagged you for a meme. Check it out if you get a chance and play along if you’d like!
Becky: I want a full transcription of your sentences. I liked CRUFT, too, and immediately thought of a few physics grads. Oddly, I didn’t think of CRAFT, but I did think of CRUNK.
Melissa: “I had no idea.” You are clearly trying to make it clear that you are NOT a geek. uh huh. Sure. Okay. :)