Friday, November 19, 2010

THE NEWEST WORDS IN THE MERIAM WEBSTER DICTIONARY END OF 2009



To keep up with the advances in technology and new cultural trends, dictionaries add new words every year.




CARBON FOOTPRINT: the negative impact that a person or business has on the environment more specifically the term refers to the amount of carbon during a particular period of time.

FRENEMY: someone who pretends to be a friend but who is actually an enemy.

GOJI (goh-jee): the dark red berry of the thorny Asian shrub Lycium barbarum.

LOCAVORE (loh-ku-vor):someone who eats fods that have been locally grown, whenever it is possible

STAYCATION:a vacation spent at home or close to home

VLOG: a blog that features videos

WEBISODE:an episode of a show that can be viewed on a website



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