Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Wednesday, 09 July 2008 01:02
Opinion and Analysis
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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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