ABC forums invent OED Word of the Year

[embee]

After giving the world the Hills Hoist, dual flush toilets and casked wine, Australia can now take credit for the term "selfie" - Oxford Dictionaries' international word of the year for 2013.
It seems certain the selfie originated in Australia with a young drunk first using the word to describe a self-portrait photograph more than a decade ago.
Oxford Dictionaries revealed this week the earliest known usage is from a 2002 online ABC forum post.

The next recorded usage is also from Australia with the term appearing on a personal blog in 2003.

"It seems likely that it may have originated in the Australian context," dictionary editor Katherine Martin said.
"The earliest evidence that we know of at the moment is Australian and it fits in with a tendency in Australian English to make cute, slangy words with that 'ie' ending."
There's barbie for barbecue, firie for firefighter and tinnie for a can of beer.
Oxford Dictionaries says in mid-September 2002, an Australian wrote on ABC online: "Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer (sic) and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps. I had a hole about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie."
Although "selfie" can be traced back more than 10 years, it only gained momentum throughout the English-speaking world in 2013.
Research suggests its frequency of use has increased 17,000 per cent over the past 12 months.
The word was often spelled "selfy" early on but "selfie" has become the accepted spelling.
"The use of the diminutive -ie suffix is notable as it helps to turn an essentially narcissistic enterprise into something rather more endearing," editorial director Judy Pearsall said in a statement.
By 2012, "selfie" was being used commonly in mainstream media while former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd helped popularise the term in Australia.
Selfie was added to the common-usage Oxford Dictionaries Online in August this year, with the definition: "photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."
The term is also being considered for inclusion in the definitive Oxford English Dictionary.
"There's a very good case (for inclusion) ... if it continues to be as common a word as it is now," Ms Martin said.
"We now know that it has a long history."
Selfie was selected as the 2013 word of the year from a shortlist that included binge-watch (to watch multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession), showrooming (the practice of visiting a shop in order to examine a product before buying it online) and twerk (to dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner).
AAP
THE OXFORD DICTIONARIES’ 2013 WORD OF THE YEAR:
Selfie: a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.
Helfie: a picture of one’s hair.
Belfie: a picture of one’s posterior.
Welfie: a workout selfie.
Drelfie: a drunken selfie.
WORD OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST:
Bedroom tax: (in the UK) a reduction in the amount of housing benefit paid to a claimant if the property they are renting is judged to have more bedrooms than is necessary for the number of the people in the household.
Binge-watch: to watch multiple episodes of a television programme in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming.
Bitcoin: a digital currency in which transactions can be performed without the need for a central bank.
Olinguito: a small furry mammal found in mountain forests in Colombia and Ecuador, the smallest member of the raccoon family.
Schmeat: a form of meat produced synthetically from biological tissue.
Showrooming: the practice of visiting a shop or shops in order to examine a product before buying it online at a lower price.
Twerk: dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.
Source: Oxford Dictionaries


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/australia-stand-up-and-take-a-selfie-20131119-2xsen.html#ixzz2l3nIkP3y

[embee]

We should look at getting "JAMODI" or our "Belf" nominated

[G.Wood]

c0ckmunchingthunderqunt would be a better representation of the ideals of Bails

[skully]

"Belfie: a picture of one’s posterior."

 

[skully]

I believe "phurt" is worthy of a "cracking word started by an ABC forum" award.

[Fred Nerk]

"By 2012, "selfie" was being used commonly in mainstream media while former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd helped popularise the term in Australia."

Kinda surprised that didn't come out in the election campaign....may have been good for another seat or two

[skully]

A Mehlfie...

[Red]

Terribly symptomatic of our self-absorbed society that this word be such a hit!

[skully]

True dat. A graph of the effect of smart phones on the human race (well, at least the under 40 component of it)...

[skully]

Macquarie Dictionary announces word of the year.

"Milkshake ​​duck announced as Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year.

Racist milkshake drinking duck has come to define a particular thread of the internet’s collective fickleness.

Finally, justice for milkshake duck.

The racist milkshake drinking duck which has come to define a particular thread of the internet’s collective fickleness was announced as the Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year for 2017 on Monday.

Coined on Twitter by @pixelatedboat in June 2016, the term quickly became short-hand for the internet’s habit of rushing to seize on the latest cultural zeitgeist before rejecting it just as enthusiastically when it is revealed to be somehow problematic.

Per Macquarie, it is defined as “a person who is initially viewed positively by the media but is then discovered to have something questionable about them which causes a sharp decline in their popularity”. "
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Milkshake duck??? I can honestly say I have never heard this uttered nor have I read about the "word" prior to today.

Thoughts?

[embee]

a person who is initially viewed positively by the media but is then discovered to have something questionable about them which causes a sharp decline in their popularity”. "

thought that was a Hilary

[horace]

Man's inhumanity appears limitless.

What was wrong with expressions such as 'Hillary was found to have feet of clay'.

FFS.

[horace]

I once really enjoyed a milkshake and still love duck. I abhor racism but still love a good drink or ten. 

FFS. The combination of the words creates an absurd meaningless expression and not a word.

Yet another example of why the Macquarie may be the worst English dictionary in existence.

[horace]

Where is Mute Mal?

[skully]

Is a "Milkshake Duck" anything like a "Wood Duck"??

[Nath]

Is a "Milkshake Duck" anything like a "Wood Duck"??

does it bring all the boys to the yard?

[skully]

Fair call, Nath. That's just about the only "milkshake" reference I'm aware of.

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