“Unfriend” is the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009 Word of the Year (WOTY).
“Unfriend” means removing someone as a friend from your Facebook page. Since Social Media is becoming a “Lifestyle Change”, it makes sense that such words are becoming a part of our vocabulary.
But wait a minute; what’s this I read? According to Christine Lindberg, senior lexicographer at Oxford University Press, the Oxford Dictionary has the word Unfriend cited back in 1659. Huh! A new word that’s not so new after all!
And if you think “unfriend” is a weird word, wait till you read some other finalists for the WOTY contest:
- Sexting – Sending sexually explicit content via text. Hmmm!
- Paywall – Blocking a site unless you pay to enter
- Deleb – a dead celebrity
- Choice mom – A mom who chooses to be a single mom
- Intexting – Texting while driving
- Funployed – Enjoying unemployment by pursuing fun activities
Hmmmm….some people are just creative I guess!