01-26-2008
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| proud beta test subject    Listens: I don't listen Join Date: May 2005 Location: on the poor side of town Age: 44
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| American Lexicon Buzz words for 2008 HEAVAGE: Breasts so big they need a special bra for support IRRITAINMENT: TV shows and celebs so irritating or bad that they end up being compulsive viewing for all the wrong reasons. BLAMESTORMING: Getting in a group, discussing why something went wrong and then deciding whose fault it was. SMIRTING: Flirting between tobacco addicts forced outside by the public smoking ban. FLEXTING: Flirting through mobile phone texts. MOBISODE: A clip of a full-length TV show or film made for watching on a mobile phone or MP4 player. WOOF: Stands for Well Off Old Fogey : the sort a gold-digger goes for. CHINDIA: The combination of China and India as a major economic force. OH-NO-SECOND: That minuscule fraction of time when you realise you’ve just made a huge mistake. NONEBRITY: Someone who ends up a minor celebrity despite having no obvious talent. SWIPEOUT: The moment your debit card is swiped at a till and you find you’ve run out of cash. Also used to describe the magnetic strip on a card becoming worn out through overuse. SINBAD: Stands for Single Income, No Boyfriend And Desperate. MOUSE POTATO: A modern version of a couch potato. Someone who spends all their time at home surfing the internet. PLAY-DOUGH: Money set aside for a night on the town. BROMANCE: When two heterosexual men are such good friends they spend as much time together as a couple.  SCUMMY MUMMY: The opposite of a scrummy mummy. PROBO: Someone who makes a tidy living from begging. A professional hobo. TURDBIRD: Someone who flies into a situation, slags it off then goes away again. Like a negative know-it-all. SAGA LOUTS: Groups of coffee-drinking pensioners who travel to garden centers and craft fairs on organised coach trips. PIKEA: An open-air area such as a lay-by where people dump old furniture. |
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01-26-2008
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| Always riding the ragged edge of disaster.  Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: May 2005 Age: 38
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| Re: American Lexicon Never heard any of those terms.... 
__________________ Two in the mouth is worth one in the bush. 4th place, 2008 TNTU.net college fantasy football... Bud came in 6th...  |
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01-27-2008
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| Special Members  Listens: Podcast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha Age: 27
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| Re: American Lexicon  but kinda of surprised I havent
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01-27-2008
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| i ride the short bus because i'm  Listens: I don't listen Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: counciltucky
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| Re: American Lexicon some of these sound british
__________________ A man melts the sands so he can see the world outside.--U2, Lemon |
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01-27-2008
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| Sith Chef  Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: May 2005 Location: CBIA Age: 38
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| Re: American Lexicon Nice work 'ox!  You are quite the wordsmith. |
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