‘Refudiate’ wins Word of the Year
The New Oxford American Dictionary has named “refudiate” as the Word of the Year, defining it as a “verb used loosely to mean ‘reject:’”
An unquestionable buzzmaker in 2010, the word refudiate instantly evokes the name of Sarah Palin, who tweeted her way into a flurry of media activity when she used the word in certain statements posted on Twitter. Critics pounced on Palin, lampooning what they saw as nonsensical vocabulary and speculating on whether she meant “refute” or “repudiate.”
Sarah Palin clarified her position on Korea by saying “Did you know that Korea is the world’s largest producer of people named Kim? And most of them are men! WTF!”
SHOCKING story at:
http://spnheadlines.blogspot.com/2010/01/north-korea-threatens-war_30.html
Peace!