December 16, 2007

Gamer Jargon Becomes Word Of The Year A word widely used among online gamers has topped an online poll for Word of the Year run by US publishing group Merriam Webster.
posted by VertexOfLife 16 years ago
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  • l4mRz! What could be more important in 2007 than lolcats?!?!
  • Pretty sure it was originally a Simpsons word, just another of the billion or so they've added to the lexicon. KEKEKEKEKE
  • When I first saw the title, I thought it said "Gomer jargon." I was expecting the word to be "Gol-lee!" or "Shazam!"
  • Haway and shite
  • I thought it said Garner jargon, and was expecting one of the many catch phrases from The Rockford Files.
  • As "jargon" is a plural noun that describes a set of words or an arcane language rather than a single, idiosyncratic word, the title is misleading and grammatically incorrect. "Gamer buzzword becomes Word of the Year" or "Gamer idiom becomes Word of the Year" would be more appropriate. W00t.
  • The better headline would be "Merriam Webster names some geek word as 'word of the year' to create internet viral-marketing juggernaut and tons of free publicity...much of internet cooperates willingly"
  • "This is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave a message and I'll get back to you." or maybe, "You're thinkin' of my brother Bart."
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  • I've just had toast.
  • Don't you mean t04zt?
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