some WOTY candidates, and others

[Art Goodtimes]

what about "paleohippie" = aging flower child?

lots of post-war babies are joining the ranks of the AARPed

see:
/www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~34019~2514882,00.html

art goodtimes

On 31 Dec 2004 at 18:27, Jewls2u wrote:

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> >>>ish(2) , adj.? 'sort of' (a liberated suffix)
>
> ish has been around since the early 80's, if not earlier.
>
> >>>pound, v. either 'drink quickly, chug' or 'have sex'
>
> Pound in both senses has been around at least as long as ish. Also, a
> drunk person is pounded.
>
> >>>bag fries, n. cpd. 'the French fries that fall out of their
> >>>separate
> containers and end up at the bottom of the larger bag'
>
> This one's been around for a long time too. Remember it from mid-80's.