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〝Tweet〞2020WordoftheYear,〝Google〞WordoftheDecade,asvotedbyAmericanDialectSociety

Inits20thannualwordsoftheyearvote,theAmericanDialectSocietyvoted〝tweet〞(noun,ashortmessagent

viatheTwitterrvice,andverb,theactofndingsuchamessage)asthewordoftheyearand〝google〞(ageneri

cformof〝Google,〞meaning〝toarchtheInternet)ingattheJan.8votingssion.

〝Bothwordsare,intheend,productsoftheInformationAge,whereeverypersonhastheabilitytosatisfycuriosity

andtobroadcasttoalectfollowing,bothviatheInternet.〞Barrettsaid.〝Ireallythoughtblogwouldtakethehonorsin

thewordofthedecadecategory,butmorepeoplegooglethanblog,don’tthey?Plus,manypeoplethink‘blog’justsounds

oogle’strademarklawyerswouldhavepreferredit,anyway.〞

WORDOFTHEYEARWINNER:

tweet,noun,ashortmessagentviatheTwitterrvice,andverb,theactofndingsuchamessage.

Othernomineesforwordoftheyear:

-erAsuffixudinsuchwordsasbirther,someonewhoquestionswhetherObamawasbornintheUnitedStates;d

eather,someonewhobelievesthegovernmenthasdeathpanelsinitshealthcarereformplan;Tenther,someonewhobelieve

stheFederalgovernmentismostlyillegalbecauitusurpsrightswhichbelongtotheStates,inviolationofthe10thAmen

dment;andtruther,someonewhodoubtstheofficialaccountofthe9/11attacks.

fayudasaninterjection:〝FAIL!〞

H1N1Thevirusthatcausswineflu.

publicoptionAgovernment-runhealthcareinsuranceprogram,desiredbysometobepartofthecountry'shealthcare

reform.

DraculasneezeCoveringone’smouthwiththecrookofone’lbowwhensneezing,enassimilartopopularportray

alsofthevampireDracula,inwhichhehidesthelowerhalfofhisfacewithacape.

WORDOFTHEDECADEWINNER:

googleVerbmeaning〝toarchtheInternet.〞Genericformofthetrademarked〝Google,〞theworld’sdominantI

nternetarchengine.

Othernomineesforwordofthedecade:

9/11TheterroristattacksofSeptember11,nced〝nineeleven.〞

blogAwebsiteforpublishingachronologicalandongoingriesofrelatedentries,especiallywhentheyareallbyth

esameperson(s)roductivecombiningform:blogosphere,blogerati,milblog,blogola.

roductivecombiningform:greenwashin

g,greencollar,etc.

:suchamessage.

waronterrorAglobalefforttopreventterrorandterrorists.

Wi-FiabbreviationWirelessFidelity,agroupoftechnicalstandardnablingthetransmissionofdataoverwirelessnet

works.

AmericanDialectSociety:WordsofPreviousYears

2020WordoftheYear：bailout,therescuebythegovernmentofcompaniesonthebrinkoffailure,includinglargep

layersinthebankingindustry.

MostUful:BarackObama,bothnamesascombiningforms.

MostCreative:recombobulationarea,anareaatMitchellInternationalAirportinMilwaukeeinwhichpasngersthat

havejustpasdthroughcurityscreeningcangettheirclothesandbelongingsbackinorder.

MostUnnecesssary:moofing,from〝mobileoutofoffice,〞meaningworkingonthegowithalaptopandcellphone.

CreatedbyaPRfirm.

MostOutrageous:terroristfistjab,Aknuckleto-knucklefistbump,or〝dap,〞traditionallyperformedbetweentwobla

ckpeopleasasignoffriendship,alledthe〝terroristfistjab〞

l,formerlyofFoxNews.

MostEuphemistic:scoopingtechnician,Apersonwhojobitistopickupdogpoop.

MostLikelytoSucceeed:shovel-ready,Udtodescribeinfrastructureprojectsthatcanbestartedquicklywhenfund

sbecomeavailable.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:PUMA,AnacronymforPartyUnityMyAss,udbyDemocratswhoweredisaffectedafter

atersaidtostandforPartyUnityMeansAction.

NewCategoryElection-RelatedWords:maverick,udbytheRepubli

canPresidentialandVice-Presidentialcandidates,theadjectivalformmavericky,ud

byTinaFeyportrayingPalinonSaturdayNightLive.

2007WordoftheYear：subprime,anadjectiveudtodescribeariskyorlessthanidealloan,mortgage,orinvestm

ent.

MostUful:green-prefix/compoundingform,designatenvironmentalconcern,asingreenwashing.

MostCreative:googlegnger,apersonwithyournamewhoshowsupwhenyougoogleyourlf.

MostUnnecesssary:HappyKwanhanamas![Kwanza+Hanukka+Christmas]Happyholidays!

MostOutrageous:toetapper,rLarryCraigwasarrestedinJuneforanencounterinapublicr

estroominwhichtoe-tappingwassaidtohavebeenudasaxualcomeon.

MostEuphemistic:humanterrainteam,agroupofsocialscientistmployedbytheUSmilitarytorveascultural

advirsinIraqorAfghanistan.

MostLikelytoSucceeed:green-prefix/compoundingform,designatenvironmentalconcern,asingreenwashing.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:strand-in,protestduplicatingbeingstrandedinsideanairplaneonadelayedflight.

NewCategory,RealEstateWords:subprime,udtodescribeariskyorpoorlydocumentedloanormortgage.

2006WordoftheYear,tobeplutoed,topluto,tobedemotedordevalued.

MostUful:climatecanary,anorganismorspecieswhopoorhealthordecliningnumbershintatalargerenviron

mentalcatastropheonthehorizon.

MostCreative:lactard,apersonwhoislacto-intolerant.

MostUnnecessary:SuriKat,thesuppodnicknameofthebabygirlofTomCruiandKatieHolmes.

MostOutrageous:Cambodianaccessory,AngelinaJolie’sadoptedchildwhoisCambodian.

MostEuphemistic:waterboardingterroristfistjab,aninterrogationtechniqueinwhichthesubjectisimmobilizedandd

oudwithwatertosimulatedrowning;ogatorsagainstterrorismdetainees.

MostLikelytoSucceed:YouTubeasaverb,toutheYouTubewebsiteortohaveavideoofone’slfbepost

edonthesite.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:grup,aGen-Xerwhodoesnotacthisorherage.

NewCategory,Pluto-RelatedWords:tobeplutoed,topluto,tobedemotedordevalued.

2005WordoftheYeartruthiness,whatonewishestobethetruthregardlessofthefacts.(FromtheColbertReport

withStephenColbert,amocknewsshowonComedyCentral.)

MostUful:podcast,eative:whale-tail,theappearanceofthongorg-stri

ngunderwaearabovethewaistband.

MostUnnecessary:KFed,KevinFederline,ySpears.

MostOutrageous:crotchfruit,achildorchildren.

MostEuphemistic:internalnutritionforce-feedingaprisoner.

MostLikelytoSucceed:sudokunumberpuzzlefromJapan.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:popesquattingregisteringalikelydomainnameofanewpopebeforethepopechooshis

newnameinordertoprofitfromit.

Specialnoncecategory,BestTomCrui-RelatedWord:jumpthecouch,toexhibitfreneticbehaviorlikeCrui’sc

ouch-bouncingonOprahWinfrey’stalkshow.

2004WordoftheYear:red/blue/purplestates,redfavoringconrvativeRepublicansandbluefavoringliberalDemocra

ts,aswellastheundecidedpurplestatesinthepoliticalmapoftheUnitedStates.

MostUful:phish,toinducesomeonetorevealprivateinformationbymeansofdeceptiveemail.

MostCreative:pajamahadeen,bloggerswhochallengeandfact-checktraditionalmedia.

MostUnnecessary:stalkette,afemalestalker.

MostOutrageous:santorum,byproductofanalx,usingthenameofanatoroppodtothepractice.

MostEuphemistic:badlysourced,fal.

MostLikelytoSucceed:red/blue/purplestates.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:FLOHPA,Florida,Ohio,andPennsylvania,importantstatesinthe2004presidentialelection.

2003WordoftheYear:metroxual,fashion-consciousheteroxualmale.

MostUful:flexitarian,vegetarianwhooccasionallyeatsmeat.

MostCreative:freegan,personwhoeatsonlyfreefood.

MostUnnecessary:freedomfor〝French,〞asinfriesandkiss.

MostOutrageous:cliterati,feministwritersorleaders.

MostEuphemistic:pre-emptivelf-defen,attackbeforeapossibleattackononelf.

MostLikelytoSucceed:SARS,SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome,viraldiafirstreportedinAsiainFebruary.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:tomacco,poisonoushybridoftomatoandtobacco.

BestRevivalofanoldterm:spiderhole,WorldWarIItermforaholedeeperthanafoxholeudforsurpriattac

ks;in2003,whereSaddamHusinwashiding.

2002WordoftheYear:weaponsofmassdestructionorWMD,soughtforinIraq.

MostLikelytoSucceed:blog,from〝weblog,〞awebsiteofpersonalevents,comments,andlinks.

MostUful:google(verb),asin〝togooglesomeone,〞toarchtheWebusingthearchengineGoogleforinfo

rmationonapersonorthing.

MostCreative:Iraqnophobia,strongfearofIraq.

MostUnnecessary:wombanization,feminization,fromAlexanderBarnes’sbook〝TheBookReadBackwards:TheDe

constructionofPatriarchyandtheWombanizationofBeing.〞

MostOutrageous:neuticles,faketesticlesforneuteredpets.

MostEuphemistic:regimechange,forcedchangeinleadership.

2001WordoftheYear:9-11,9/11orSeptember11,terroristattacksonthatdate.

MostLikelytoSucceed:9-11.

MostUful(tie):facialprofiling,usingvideo〝faceprint〞toidentifyterroristsandcriminals,andcond-handspeec

h,cellphoneconversationsheardbyothersinpublicplaces.

MostCreative:shuicidebomber,terroristwithbombinshoes.

MostUnnecessary:impeachmentnostalgia,longingforthesuperficialnewsoftheClintonera.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:Osamaniac,womanxuallyattractedtoterroristOsamabinLaden.

MostOutrageous:assoline,phemistic:daisycutter,largebombthatexplodesafewfe

etabovetheground.

MostInspirational:Let’sroll!wordsofToddBeamertostarttheattackthatfoiledthehijackersofUnitedFlight93o

nSeptember11.

2000WordoftheYear:chad,asmallscrapofpaperpunchedfromavotingcard.

MostLikelytoSucceed:muggle,HarryPottertermforanon-wizard;amundane,unimaginativeperson.

MostUful:civilunion,legalsame-xmarriage.

MostCreative:dotbomb,afaileddot-com.

MostUnnecessary:suddenlossofwealthsyndrome.

LeastLikelytoSucceed:kablokeys,udinphraslike〝Itscaredthekablokeysoutofme.〞

MostOutrageous:wallhumping,rubbingathighagainstacuritycardscannertoallowaccesswithoutremovingth

ecardfromone'spocket.

MostEuphemistic:courtesycall,anuninvitedcallfromatelemarketer.

BrandNew(coinedduringtheyear,notpreviouslyattested):unconcede,torescindaconcessionaspresidentialcandi

dateAlGoredidonelectionnight.(ItwaslaterdiscoveredthatcandidateBobDolehadunconcededthepresidentialelection

in1996,andtherewereoccasionalinstancesofthatwordgoingbackveralcenturies.)

(AlsochoninJanuary2000:WordoftheDecade:theTwentiethCentury:theMillenniu

m:she.)

每一年，美国方言协会〔ADS〕都会选出当年最抢手、最具影响力的英语词汇，而过去十年间的No.1是谁呢？最终〝Google〞

赢得了这一殊荣，不过留意这里它不是那家搜索引擎公司，而曾经是个通用动词，意思是应用Google搜索引擎在WWW上查找资料。

和Google一同入围最终决赛圈的其他五个候选词汇是：〝9/11〞〔九逐一事情〕、〝green〞〔绿色节能〕、〝blog〞〔博客〕、

〝text〞〔短信〕、〝waronterror〞〔反恐战争〕。

回到2002年，事先的年度词汇是〝weaponsofmassdestruction〞〔大规模杀伤性武器〕，而Google被选为最有用的，blog

那么是最有潜力的。2006年年中，«牛津英语词典»和«韦氏词典»陆续将Google收录为动词。如今，我们曾经很难想象没有Google的

世界。

十年来最炽热的词汇大少数都是互联网培育的，但也有很多来自政治或许媒体，或许二者兼而有之，比如出自美国大选的〝red

state〞〔支持共和党的白色之州〕和〝bluestate〞〔支持民主党的蓝色之州〕。

以下是过去十年的年度英语词汇：

2000：Chad、Courtesycall、Civilunion、Nadertraitor

2001：9/11、Suicidebomber、Groundzero、Misunderestimate

2002：WMD、Google(动词)、Blog、Amberalert、Regimechange

2003：Metroxual、Embed、SARS、Pre-emptivelfdefen

2004：Redstate、bluestate、purplestate、Flip-flopper、Phish、krunked

2005：Truthiness、Katrina、Podcast、Sudoku

2006：Plutoed、Macaca、YouTube、Lactard、waterboarding

2007：Subprime、Facebook、Green-(前缀)、Truther、Toetapper

2020：Bailout、BarackObama、Change、maverick、Shovelready、TWD(textingwhiledriving)、Bromance、Terroristfi

stjab

2020：Tweet、-er(后缀)、Fail、Publicoption、H1N1、Deathpanel、Sexting