Here. FWIT, are the 10 most frequently looked up words at Merriam-Webster online in the year 2005:
Check 'em out, if you’re so inclined, at http://m-w.com/info/05words.htm
The word “hurricane” has a certain piquance, too.
What a cool prism for looking at the year just past.
Hm, “insipid” – Jessica Simpson, ya think?
A guy at work invented enskanked in talking about some guy besotted with some skanky woman at work. I mentioned it on the SDMB and now it is an entry in www.urbandictionary.com Imagine how happy Mark is to have coined a word that may, with luck, become commonplace.
That’s outstanding! You should try getting it in at m-w online. I love it - and I’ll bet everyone else does, too.
