18 November 2009

Unfriend

New Oxford American Dictionary оны үгийг сонгон шалгаруулсан байна.
Энэ жилийн үг - Unfriend.
Сонгон шалгаруулалтанд оролцсон үгс:

Technology

hashtag – a # [hash] sign added to a word or phrase that enables Twitter users to search for tweets (postings on the Twitter site) that contain similarly tagged items and view thematic sets
intexticated – distracted because texting on a cellphone while driving a vehicle
netbook – a small, very portable laptop computer with limited memory
paywall – a way of blocking access to a part of a website which is only available to paying subscribers
sexting – the sending of sexually explicit texts and pictures by cellphone

Economy
freemium – a business model in which some basic services are provided for free, with the aim of enticing users to pay for additional, premium features or content
funemployed – taking advantage of one’s newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests
zombie bank – a financial institution whose liabilities are greater than its assets, but which continues to operate because of government support

Politics and Current Affairs
Ardi – (Ardipithecus ramidus) oldest known hominid, discovered in Ethiopia during the 1990s and announced to the public in 2009
birther – a conspiracy theorist who challenges President Obama’s birth certificate
choice mom – a person who chooses to be a single mother
death panel – a theoretical body that determines which patients deserve to live, when care is rationed
teabagger -a person, who protests President Obama’s tax policies and stimulus package, often through local demonstrations known as “Tea Party” protests (in allusion to the Boston Tea Party of 1773)

Environment
brown state – a US state that does not have strict environmental regulations
green state – a US state that has strict environmental regulations
ecotown - a town built and run on eco-friendly principles

Novelty Words
deleb – a dead celebrity
tramp stamp – a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman

Дэлгэрэнгүй мэдээллийг сайтаас нь харж болно.

3 comments:

  1. Ёстой сонирхолтой мэдээ байна. Иймэрхүү зүйлсийг ч мэдэхгүй байхын аргагүй шүү. Ямар шалгуураар сонгодог юм бол доо?

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  2. Хихи гоё мэдээ байна ер нь Обама л ХИТ болжоогоон байнадоо Обаматай холбоотой болгон :P tramp stamp яг таарсан үг байна :)

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  3. Надад zombie bank таалагдаад байгаа.

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