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Neo-Words: A Dictionary of the Newest and Most Unusual Words of Our Times
NeoWords A Dictionary of the Newest and Most Unusual Words of Our Times Author:David K. Barnhart Neo-Words is as entertaining for the lighthearted language lover as it is indispensible for the serious lexicographer. Delightfully illustrated, this new dictionary is filled with fabulous and often crazy new words that cannot be found in any existing lexicon: — image spill: a sudden loss of credibility on the part of a candidate during a p... more »olitical campaign
Computer widow(er): one whose spouse is preoccupied with working on a computer
three o'clock syndrome: the tendency of office employees to become drowsy in the midafternoon
zap-proof: difficult to blank out, such as ads or other unwanted portions of a television program when making a videotape recording
From gridlock to work quake, California black tie to vulture capitalist, here are scores of useful and colorful expressions that shed light on ourselves and our times. Anyone intrigued by the growth and shift of language as it mirrors a changing culture will find Neo-Words and irresistible linguistic cornucopia.« less