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Markers of the
zeitgeist
, don't expect all of these to go the distance. The great majority are taken from Paul McFedries's excellent book "Wordspy"
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integrative oncology
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nipple nazi
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kurzweiliana
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future shock
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singularitarian
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swords
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pharming
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cyberwar
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viagra spill
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flanderization
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economy class syndrome
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memetracker
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carbon footprint
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speed dating
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warchalking
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digital divide
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webinar
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pharmacogenomics
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gravity radio
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quantum vacuum pathway theory
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password fatigue
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carbon footprint
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net neutrality
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vitamin v
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wordanista
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bandwidth
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pcr
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expression array
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over 1 year ago
elisheba
said:
this is a very interesting list indeed
over 2 years ago
reesetee
said:
Digital native
and/or
digital immigrant
, since the terms seem to be everywhere lately.
over 2 years ago
bilby
said:
I always thought
power nap
was kind of funny, as if there was some hyper way to rest an overworked compu-zombie and return him/her/it to alertness.
over 2 years ago
rolig
said:
Great list, sionnach! A curious mix of the humorous and the atrocious with maybe a couple of useful coinages, too, that might just last (desk potato, retail therapy).
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