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Worst Neologism Of The Year

By Mitch Berg

Chris Steller at the Minnesoros “Independent“: “Blagociation”

Although to be fair, Steller might not have written it; it could have been the M”indy”s editors at the Center for “Independent” Media.

I try to hope for the best in people.

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2 Responses to “Worst Neologism Of The Year”

  1. Terry Says:
    December 18th, 2008 at 4:57 am

    Oh, there is indeed a worse neologism of the year. From todays Honolulu Advertiser: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081217/OPINION02/812170304/1108

    ‘obamaloha’
    Coining a new word for a new president

    On the occasion of Hawai’i-born President-elect Barack Obama’s redeeming appointment of Hawai’i-born Gen. Eric Shinseki to his cabinet, it seems appropriate to coin a new hapa word: Obamaloha, signifying presidential good will, or well-being.

    The idea for this came from a Boston friend, poet Saul Touster. We discussed variants on this, then settled on Obamaloha as a useful neologism to be used frequently, we hope, in this time of change and into the future.
    Paul T. Nagano
    Honolulu

  2. DiscordianStooj Says:
    December 18th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    That’s not even clever.

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