NEW WORDS ADDED TO 2010 DICTIONARY

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staycation A vacation that is spent at your own home, enjoying all the comforts that your home and familiar environs have to offer.
bromance A close but non-sexual relationship between two (or more) men, a form of homosocial intimacy.
vuvuzela – . It resembles a horn but its pitch cannot be changed. It has a mind-numbing sound; usually made of cheap, brightly colored plastic.
frenemy A malicious person, posing as a friend, who subtly puts you down?
intexticated – distracted because texting on a cellphone while driving a vehicle.
sexting – the sending of sexually explicit texts and pictures by cellphone.
freemium a business model in which some basic services are provided for free, with the aim of enticing users to pay for additional, premium features or content.
funemployed – taking advantage of one’s newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests.
birther a conspiracy theorist who challenges President Obama’s birth certificate.
choice mom a person who chooses to be a single mother.
death panel a theoretical body that determines which patients deserve to live, when care is rationed.
teabagger person, who protests President Obama’s tax policies and stimulus package, often through local demonstrations known as “Tea Party” protests (in allusion to the Boston Tea Party of 1773).
brown state a U.S. state that does not have strict environmental regulations.
green state a U.S. state that has strict environmental regulations.
deleb a dead celebrity.
tramp stamp a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman.


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