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Each year, the dictionary adds new words to its collection.  Whether they’ve been used a certain amount of times, or have just entered common language, there’s no limit to the absurdity of what can be included.  Here, we’ll take a look at some of the funniest pop culture sayings that slipped in to the dictionary.

chill pill a notional pill taken to make someone calm
down
chillax calm down and relax
turducken a roast dish consisting of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey
bargainous costing less than is usual or than might be expected; cheap or relatively cheap
staycation holiday spent in one’s home country
fussbudget a fussy person
vuvuzela long horn blown by fans at soccer matches
national treasure someone/thing regarded as emblematic of a
nation’s cultural heritage
buzzkill a person or thing that has a depressing or dispiriting effect
social media websites and applications used for social networking
microblogging the posting of very short entries on a blog
netbook small light laptop
dictionary attack an attempt to gain illicit access to a computer system by using a very large set of words to generate potential passwords
paywall an arrangement whereby access is restricted to users who have paid to subscribe to a website
freemium a business model, especially on the Internet, whereby basic services are provided free of charge while more advanced features must be paid for
automagically automatically and in a way that seems ingenious, inexplicable, or magical
carbon capture and storage the process of trapping and storing carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels
geoengineering manipulation of environmental processeses in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming
toxic debt debt which has a high risk of default
deleveraging the process or practice of reducing the level of one’s debt by rapidly selling one’s assets
overleveraged having taken on too much debt
quantitative easing the introduction of new money into the money supply by a central bank
exit strategy a pre-planned means of extricating oneself from a situation
overthink think about (something) too much or for too long
catastrophizing view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is
soft skills personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people
matchy-matchy excessively colour-coordinated
LBD little black dress
frenemy a person with whom one is friendly despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry
cheeseball lacking taste, style, or originality
cool hunter a person whose job it is to make observations or predictions about new styles and trends
hikikomori the abnormal avoidance of social contact, typically by adolescent males (in Japan)
steampunk a genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advance technology
tweetup a meeting organized by means of posts on Twitter
bromance a close but non-sexual relationship between two men
wardrobe malfunction an instance of a person accidentally exposing an intimate part of their body as a result of an article of clothing slipping out of position
defriend another term for unfriend (remove someone from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking site)
Interweb the Internet
hater negative person

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About Lauren’s Kids

Lauren’s Kids was founded by child abuse victim, survivor and educator Lauren Book-Lim. The organization educates adults and children about sexual abuse topics through an in school curriculum, a 24-hour Crisis Hotline and speaking engagements around the country. The ultimate goal is to raise funds for the creation of a Crisis Center for Children and their families coping with the aftermath of sexual abuse.

Lauren’s Story

Lauren Book-Lim, a victim and now a Survivor of child abuse, is nurturing hope for kids and their families by telling her story:

http://www.laurenskids.org

Here is a recent email from Lauren about the All-Star Game.  We are very proud of her passionate dedication to raising awareness of this kind.    continue reading…

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A field of RVs is art, a court rules. So the show is on.

 

AirStream Ranch is off I-4 near Tampa.

 

DOVER, FL — The seven-and-a-half silver Airstreams seem quieter now, smug. Freed from two years of litigious squabbling, the gigantic upended RVs are open for fanfare. And here it comes.  This is Dover’s equivalent to having Derek Jeter’s home on your street according to one man living next door.  Art is so subjective.

Plans for spotlights, walkways, gazebos and a full-length documentary film are in the works at the Airstream Ranch along Interstate 4.

A three-judge panel ruled the conspicuous attraction legal in February after the Hillsborough County Code Enforcement board deemed the site a nuisance. County commissioners decided in March not to fight the decision.  This harkens back to the days of old Florida roadside attractions.

T0 Read The Full Story in the St. Pete Times Click:  HERE.

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TAMPA, FL – You may have heard, but in case you didn’t, Tampa has a superhero.  Former Major League Baseball manager Kevin Kennedy was among eight individuals who subdued a man threatening to blow up a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Tampa, Fla., on April 23, 2010. 

“He said, ‘I’m gonna blow the plane up and take all of you to hell with me,’” Kennedy told FanHouse.

At that point, Kennedy, along with seven other passengers, charged Stanley Dwayne Sheffield and eventually subdued him, Kennedy said.

The plane landed in Albuquerque, N.M., at 3:37 a.m. Friday where Sheffield was taken into custody by the FBI.

Kennedy, 55, is a television analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays. He previously managed the Texas Rangers 93-94 and the Boston Red Sox from 1995-96. continue reading…

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Signs that brighter days are upon us:  Home Depot  is hiring after their Q4 profits were up in 2009.  “As you have positive transaction growth, you need more associates to handle that in the stores. We are going to lean into our skis a little bit.”  This is what Chairman and CEO Frank Blake said in an interview with Bloomberg News.  This means the first increase in profit since 2006 (when HD placed a hiring freeze).   People working on their homes is good for the economy.

 The recession is fading.  Consumers belts begin to loosen.  Americans go shopping.  Never underestimate the willingness of Americans to spend.  It’s just what we do.  Department store Saks is ”moving from defense to offense,” selectively rebuilding inventory and increasing investment as consumers ”come out of their shell,” says CEO Stephen Sadove.     continue reading…

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