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"Check out some of the newest words in the English language. All created by The Year in Words."

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Alarmpits

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Alarmpits™ (uh-LARM-pits}

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

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Yiddiction

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Yiddiction (Yid-DIK-shun)

An addiction to using Yiddish words. Doesn’t have a 12-step program, but there’s usually a mother willing to feed you if you’re suffering from it.

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Tweetseum

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Tweetseum (TWEET-ZEE-um)

A place where tweets are preserved for research, analysis, or viewing. The one at the U.S. Library of Congress may have yours, along with Barack’s;

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Circumtweet

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Circumtweet (sir-cum-tweet)

To circumvent censorship or controlling forces, by using tweets. Also: A tweet that does the job. Just ask the Dalai Lama about this.

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Weedtirement

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Weedtirement™ (weed-TIRE-ment)

A retirement lifestyle that involves smoking a lot of weed.

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Coollyweds

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Coollyweds™ (KOOL-LEE-weds)

A couple who had a cool wedding.

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Kisstract

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Kisstract™ (kihss-STRACT)

To distract with a notable kiss. May want to ask Sandra Bullock how to do this.

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Micro-mythologizer

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Micro-mythologizer™ (mi-CROW-mith-AHL-uh-JIZE-ur)

A person who exaggerates small details to convey a big story, often to hide an even larger truth.

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Guysteria

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Guysteria™ (gie-STAIR-ee-uh)

Hysteria over a guy. We know Justin wasn’t the first to induce it.

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Woovenir

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Woovenir™ (WOO-veh-near)

A souvenir of being wooed. Typically: A memento received during the journey of a love affair. Or, less romantically: Something

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Acrominimize

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Acrominimize™ (ak-reh-min-uh-MIZE)

To use an acronym to minimize what is extreme about something. A form of linguistic camouflage popular in the banking industry.

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Wedhunter

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Wedhunter™ (WED-hunt-er)

A headhunter who finds candidates for clients to wed. A matchmaker with business know-how.

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Pessimutt

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Pessimutt (PEHS-uh-mutt)

A pessimistic mutt, such as a dog prone to negative thinking or despair. A slangy word, used to bring a little humor to talk of a sad pooch 

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Manesthetic

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Manesthetic™ (man-iz-THET-ick)

A man used as an anesthetic, to numb out the pain of loss of another man. May lead to use of more potent men.

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