American Dialect Society 2014 Words of the Year MOST EUPHEMISTIC NOMINATIONS to be voted on by bye, Felicia: a dismissive farewell to someone the American Dialect Society deemed unimportant Jan. 9, 2015, Portland, OR conscious uncoupling: a divorce or romantic separation by polite mutual agreement MOST USEFUL EIT: abbreviation for the already euphemistic budtender: a person who specializes in serving “enhanced interrogation technique” marijuana to consumers, especially in legal thirsty: so hungry for a romantic partner as to dispensaries appear desperate Ebola: deadly virus that, in 2014, had a huge outbreak in West Africa that killed thousands MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED even: v. to deal with or reconcile difficult casual: a new or inexperienced person, situations or emotions (from “I can’t even”) especially a gamer (also in filthy casual) robocar: a self-driving car plastiglomerate: type of stone made of melted unbothered: not annoyed or distracted plastic, beach sediment, and organic debris salty: exceptionally bitter, angry, or upset MOST CREATIVE selfie stick: a pole to which a smartphone is columbusing: cultural appropriation, especially attached to take selfies from a distance the act of a white person claiming to discover things already known to minority cultures LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED manspreading: of a man, to sit with one’s legs normcore: “anti-fashion” trend of adopting an wide on public transit in a way that blocks intentionally ordinary, inexpensive personal other seats style from cheap off-the-shelf brands misogynoir: misogyny directed toward black pairage: term proposed by Utah legislator Kraig women Powell to refer to same-sex marriages narcissistick (or narcisstick): pejorative term platisher: online media publisher that also for a selfie stick serves as a platform for creating content

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