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jetiquette (noun) : a code of good social behavior to be observed while traveling by air

Allowing an elbow to cross over into a neighbor's space on a plane is not a sign of proper jetiquette. —Kitty Bean Yancy, USA Today, 11/15/2007

Submitted by: Gailen David from Florida on Jan. 06, 2009 11:15

goop (verb) : to cover with goop

Submitted by: Ernestine from Canada on Jan. 05, 2009 23:05

snaztastic (adjective) : snazzy

Wow, that hat is snaztastic!

Submitted by: Jordan Howell from Texas on Jan. 05, 2009 22:56

third-hand smoke (noun) : toxic chemicals from tobacco smoke that that remain after the smoke itself has cleared

Third-hand smoke is what one smells when a smoker gets in an elevator after going outside for a cigarette, he said, or in a hotel room where people were smoking. —Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, January 2, 2009

Submitted by: Anonymous on Jan. 05, 2009 20:19

plog (noun) : a printed newspaper or journal presenting the opinions of the writers: a printed blog

They write with a mix of attitude and reporting that Mr. Jacobson describes as a “plog,” a blog on paper. —David Carr, The New York Times, December 21, 2008

Submitted by: Thomas De Seno from New Jersey on Jan. 05, 2009 17:44

dabbawala (noun) : a person who collects lunch (or tiffin) boxes from the home of an office worker for delivery to that worker's office in Mumbai and then returns the empty box to the home

Submitted by: Manish Tripathi from India on Jan. 05, 2009 01:32

geekify

(adjective) : to make or become geeky

At school there are geeks and cool people or geeky as in clumsy.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Jan. 04, 2009 20:52

gameboyitis (noun) : a facetious illness resulting from excessive time spent playing video games

Submitted by: kay95 from Ohio on Jan. 04, 2009 16:57

reverse mohawk

(noun) : a hairstyle with a narrow front-to-back strip shaved and hair remaining on the sides of the head

You should be a rebel and get a reverse mohawk instead of a normal one.

Submitted by: Nicholai from North Carolina on Jan. 04, 2009 13:55

failurist (noun) : a person who fails repeatedly or at many endeavors

Submitted by: Larry Leal from California on Dec. 31, 2008 09:04

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