06 March 2008

Nano-babblishliciousness

Zombiedar – a word, of recent acquaintance, from New Scientist in a lexicography article; a nonce-word. I had no idea there was a term for them. Thing is, I can see myself using this one at some time, (and I also imagine it as a zombie-finding-zombie website – apologies to Gaydar).

Celebuwhatever – I probably won’t use. Not a fan of the ever-disrespectful ‘whatever’, but I understand the frustration that might cause it to be coined. Frustration that should rightly be vented against media magnates. Now there’s a term I wish we didn’t have.

article I read was about these two sites:

Urban Dictionary

Wordlustitude by Mark Peters

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