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This year, "metrosexual" topped the list of linguistic losers. Coined in 1994 by British journalist Mark Simpson, the term refers to urban, usually heterosexual men with a keen interest in fashion, shopping and elaborate grooming.
But to Bob Forrest, of Tempe, Ariz., one of many to nominate the term for banishment, it "sounds like someone who only has sex downtown or on the subway." Fred Bernardin of Arlington, Mass., asked, "Aren't there enough words to describe men who spend too much time in front of the mirror?"
As to "punked" -- or "punk'd" in the name of the MTV prank show -- the banishment committee defined it as "bamboozled, duped, flimflammed, hornswoggled."
"Kill it before it grows," it advised.
"Bling-bling," a term for flashy jewelry or other luxury goods that made its way into the mainstream from rap music, garnered many nominations, the university said. "Hate, hate. Grate, grate," wrote Steven Phipps of Pueblo, Colo.
This year, "metrosexual" topped the list of linguistic losers. Coined in 1994 by British journalist Mark Simpson, the term refers to urban, usually heterosexual men with a keen interest in fashion, shopping and elaborate grooming.
But to Bob Forrest, of Tempe, Ariz., one of many to nominate the term for banishment, it "sounds like someone who only has sex downtown or on the subway." Fred Bernardin of Arlington, Mass., asked, "Aren't there enough words to describe men who spend too much time in front of the mirror?"
As to "punked" -- or "punk'd" in the name of the MTV prank show -- the banishment committee defined it as "bamboozled, duped, flimflammed, hornswoggled."
"Kill it before it grows," it advised.
"Bling-bling," a term for flashy jewelry or other luxury goods that made its way into the mainstream from rap music, garnered many nominations, the university said. "Hate, hate. Grate, grate," wrote Steven Phipps of Pueblo, Colo.
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