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Fanboy, malware and webinar but 3 of Merriam-Webster’s new words for 2008 E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Wednesday, 09 July 2008
Edamame (1951): immature green soybeans, usually in the pod.

Fanboy (1919): boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies.

Infinity pool (1992): outdoor swimming pool with an edge over which water flows into a trough, but seems to flow into the horizon.

Jukebox musical (1993): musical that features popular songs from the past.

Kiteboarding (1996): the sport of riding on a small surfboard propelled across water by a large kite, to which the rider is harnessed.

Malware (1990): software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning.

Mental health day (1971): day that an employee takes off from work to relieve stress or renew vitality.

Mondegreen (1954): word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung. From the mishearing in a Scottish ballad of "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen."

Netroots (2003): grassroots political activists who communicate via the Internet, especially by blogs.

Norovirus (2002): any of a genus of small round single-stranded RNA viruses; specifically, Norwalk virus.

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