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Words of 2004

Posted by Mugball-us on December 02, 2004

In Reply to: Words of 2004 posted by ESC on December 02, 2004

: : : : Words of 2004 at www.merriam-webster.com/ info/04words.htm

: : :
: : : DEFENESTRATION?!? Wazzupwiddat?

: : That one's been around a long time. It means throwing someone out a window.

: These were the words most frequently looked up on M-W this year.

What I mean is, I can understand why words like blog, incumbent, insurgent, hurricane, partisan, etc. are on the list. These words all figure prominantly in trends or events of 2004. But I can't think of a reason why "defenestration" is such a topic of interest. It seems totally out of left-field! Any suggestions?

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