January 31, 2008

A WORD FOR TODAY -- by Steve Nadis

I'm honest enough to admit that not all trends in this nation get their start at Call Me Snake, although we've had our share--the national handball craze and bumper sticker contest competitions being just two recent examples. Here's something I wasn't the first to know about--the word "defriending," which may be common usage by now but I only learned of it a few days ago from a friend who happened to overhear two women talking in a coffee shop. One said, matter-of-factly, "Oh yeah, I'm defriending her." That's a fun word, and I'm looking forward to using it soon. But first I've got to figure out which unsuspecting friend (or should I saw unsuspecting former friend?) is going to get the ax. I'm spinning the wheel right now. As for where, or on whom, it will end up, no one knows. It could be you.
Posted by Snake at 00:49:18 | Permanent Link | Comments (5) |
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1 - Interesting new word; language is a living thing that moves with the times. Defriending in the blog world needs a geekier term, e.g. I "unblogrolled" him/her.


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Written by: Flubberwinkle at 2008/01/31 - 17:21:03
2 - NICE FW! THAT EXPRESSION JUST BLOGROLLS RIGHT OFF THE TONGUE. --SNAKE (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/01/31 - 17:27:22
3 - What happened to good old-fashioned terms like "spurned" or "ostracized"? But inventive, none-the-less.
In the spirit of 'downloading' & 'defragging'. (We're getting old, Sweetie!) -Marco Polo

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Written by: Anonymous at 2008/02/01 - 01:33:23
4 - That shows what I know; never heard of defragging before. --Snake (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/02/01 - 09:45:35
5 - sure ya have... 'defragging [your] hard-drive'?, or should I use the long-hand: 'defragmenting'?
-DeMarco (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/02/01 - 22:30:19
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