2010 Search

7 reconstructed results for word in the 2010 exhibit.

1. facepalm - The gesture of despair at stupidity, used as a one-word reply.

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-facepalm

   facepalm: The gesture of despair at stupidity, used as a one-word reply. Example: "*facepalm*"

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2. sexting - Sending sexual texts or photos by phone; a moral-panic word of 2009-2010.

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-sexting

   sexting: Sending sexual texts or photos by phone; a moral-panic word of 2009-2010. Example: "a school assembly about sexting"

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3. friend / unfriend

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-friend

   friend / unfriend: To add or remove someone on Facebook; "unfriend" was the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 word of the year. Example: "she unfriended me after the...

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4. hashtag (#)

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-hashtag

   hashtag (#): A word prefixed with # to tag a tweet; proposed by Chris Messina in 2007, linked by Twitter in 2009, everywhere by 2010. Example: "#FollowFriday"

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5. app

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-app

   app: A smartphone application; the American Dialect Society's 2010 word of the year. "There's an app for that." Example: "is there an app for that?"

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6. refudiate

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-refudiate

   refudiate: Sarah Palin's accidental blend of refute and repudiate, tweeted in July 2010 and named New Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year. Example: "Peaceful...

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7. meme

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/slang-meme

   meme: An idea, image or joke that spreads and mutates online; in 2010 the word was crossing from Know Your Meme into ordinary speech. Example: "Sad Keanu is my favourite...

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