'Refudiate' US word of the year
November 16, 2010 - 9:09AM
AAP
A made-up word most famously used by US politician Sarah Palin has been named the Oxford American Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2010.
During a TV appearance in July Ms Palin demanded that US President Barack Obama `refudiate' charges that the country's Tea Party movement is racist - the word is believed to be a mixture of `refute' and `repudiate'.
The New York Post says `refudiate' triumphed over other words including `bankster', a name for an evil banker, and `Gleek', a name for a fan of the TV show Glee.
- Forums
- General
- gays hijacking our language
gays hijacking our language, page-7
-
- There are more pages in this discussion • 106 more messages in this thread...
This thread is closed.
You may not reply to this discussion at this time.
You’re viewing a single post only. To view the entire thread just sign in or Join Now (FREE)
Featured News
Featured News
The Watchlist
SS1
SUN SILVER LIMITED
Gerard O'Donovan, Executive Director
Gerard O'Donovan
Executive Director
SPONSORED BY The Market Online