Australian WOTY nominees (Macquarie)

[Geoffrey Nunberg]

Gee, this is pretty disappointing. You think of Oz you think of all
that hearty slang like 'bogan', 'tin-arsed', 'bludger', ''within cooee
of' and such like, but this is all stunt words & media portmanteaux. I
did have hopes for 'toad buster' but then I looked it up and
discovered it just means somebody who busts toads.

Geoff

> From: Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU>
> Date: January 6, 2009 6:36:14 PM PST
> Subject: Australian WOTY nominees (Macquarie)
>
>
> Macquarie Dictionary <http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/> has
> opened up their WOTY voting. As usual, they've got a ton of
> categories, and the overall WOTY will be selected from the winners by
> category. Nominees listed below -- see the Macquarie site for
> definitions.
>
>
> ENTERTAINMENT
> machinima
> mockbuster
> webcom
> car crash TV
> verbatim theatre
>
> BUSINESS
> animateur
> moral hazard
> freeconomics
> GFC
> toxic debt
>
> COLLOQUIAL
> toad buster
> bromance
> fanta pants
> bff
> dub-a-dub-dub
>
> COMMUNICATIONS
> internet roaming
> lifestreaming
> QR code
> sexting
> textaholic
>
> ECOLOGY
> bioplastic
> ecocentrism
> ecolabel
> ecotheology
> conservation tillage
>
> ENVIRONMENT
> bioethanol
> global commons
> guerilla gardener
> plastic soup
> water footprint
>
> FASHION
> ear gauging
> lace eyelashes
> mouth grills
> pimp cup
> scene kid
>
> EATING AND DRINKING
> black tomato
> guerilla dining
> kiwi berry
> shisha tobacco
> yuzu
>
> GENERAL INTEREST
> Wii shoulder
> nomophobia
> twitterverse
> sugging
> shwopping
>
> GENETICS
> directional selection
> divorce gene
> hybrid embryo
> saviour sibling
> supergene
>
> HEALTH
> baby brain
> bionic eye
> brain bank
> dysthymia
> personal medical alarm
>
> INTERNET
> celeblog
> click-and-mortar
> extreme programming
> linkbait
> lolcat
>
> LAW
> Brendan's law
> collaborative law
> lawfare
> patent troll
> transformative justice
>
> POLITICS
> climate porn
> pod person
> climate wars
> environmental equity
> wholesale politics
>
> SOCIAL INTEREST
> bullycide
> celebutard
> fur child
> generation Z
> helicopter parenting
>
> SPECIALIST
> water splitting
> mirror matter
> audiation
> GIS
> Torino scale
>
> SPORT
> chess boxing
> chicken-wing tackle
> adventure running
> roller trainer
> tunnelling
>
> TECHNOLOGY
> uberveillance
> electronic whiteboard
> fire cam
> PODS
> terminator technology
>
> TOURISM
> connoisseur tourism
> flashpacker
> granny season
> film tourism
> wellness tourism

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