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All the new terms you see at The Year in Words are created by us, for your entertainment. The inspiration for them comes from news stories.

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2010 Top 20 Terms - 1. Alarmpits

TOP 20 TERMS—2010 

1. Alarmpits^™

(uh-LARM-pits)

Definition:

Armpits that cause alarm. Particularly those that have visible hair and belong to celebrity women.

Sample Usage:

Did you see the alarmpits on Jacob's backup singers?

Inspired by:

New York Times / Skin Deep / "Unshaven Women: Free Spirits or Unkempt?"

(Photo Credit: Daily Mail)

2010 Top 20 Terms - 2. Yiddiction

TOP 20 TERMS—2010 

2. Yiddiction^™

(Yid-DIK-shun)

Definition:

An addiction to using Yiddish words. 

Sample Usage:

There's no twelve-step program for Yiddiction, but there's usually a mother willing to feed you if you're suffering from it.

Inspired by:

The New York Times / "Much Movie Title Meshugas"  

(Image Credit: Schmooze Magazine)

2010 Top 20 Terms - 3. Circumtweet

TOP 20 TERMS—2010 

3. Circumtweet

(sir-cum-tweet)

Definition:

To circumvent censorship or controlling forces by communicating via tweets. Also: a tweet that does the job.

Sample Usage:

The Dalai Lama sent a circumtweet.

Inspired by:

Mashable / "Dalai Lama Uses Twitter to Circumvent Chinese Government" 

(Photo Credit: Reuters)

2010 Top 20 Terms - 4. Hook Apps

TOP 20 TERMS—2010 

4. Hook Apps^™

(Hook APPS)

Definition:

Apps that help people to hook up.

Sample Usage:

Erich is using some new hook apps to improve his lovelife.

Inspired by:

TIME / "Online Dating Enters the iPad Age"

(Image Credit: The Daily Details Blog)

2010 Top 20 Terms - 5. Tweetseum

TOP 20 TERMS—2010 

5. Tweetseum

(TWEET-ZEE-um)

Definition:

A place where tweets are preserved for research, analysis, or viewing. Most notably, the archive at the U.S. Library of Congress, which has every public tweet ever created.

Sample Usage:

Tina is excited that her tweets are in the same tweetseum where President Obama's are.

Inspired by:

Los Angeles Times / "Library of Congress Keeps Tweets for the Ages"

(Photo Credit: CNET Australia)

2010 Top 20 Terms - 6. Coollyweds

TOP 20 TERMS—2010 

6. Coollyweds^™

(KOOL-LEE-weds)

Definition: 

A couple who had a cool wedding.

Sample Usage:

We know some coollyweds who did their entire ceremony as a ballet.

Inspired by:

Seattle Times / "Seattle Author Ariel Meadow Stallings Offers Tips for Offbeat Weddings"

(Photo Credit: Jenny Goldberg-George)