Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Words of the Year

i-dosing: A supposed digital drug. Certain soundwaves, the claim goes, give listeners a high. Skeptics abound, watchful parents are everywhere.

coffice: In South Korea, a coffee shop habitually used as an office by customers, who mooch its space, electricity, Wi-Fi and other resources. Presumably, they pay for the coffee.

poutrage: False outrage, usually put on for personal, financial or political gain.

cuddle class: Economy-class airplane seats that unfold into a bed or couch, as proposed by Air New Zealand, which calls them “Skycouch” seats.

double-dip recession: What economists talked about, and what every Obama administration official feared.

More words at NYTimes.com

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