Word of the Year: Unfriend

In a post on their blog, the New Oxford American Dictionary chose "unfriend" as the 2009 Word of the Year.
 
The word is defined as the act of "remov[ing] someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook."
 
According to one of the dictionary's senior lexicographer, the word was selected for its "currency and potential longevity."
 
"Unfriend" beat out "sexting," "funemployed," "deleb,"(a dead celeb) " teabagger," and "hashtag" for the distinction. 

http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/unfriend/

 

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