Phat Brewskis and Dead Presidents

Beautifully Written.

Well the latest iteration (11th edition) of Merriam-Webster’s dictionary was released last week. Though I am almost finished reading it, I can tell you so far that this book really kicks some serious ass!

Let me show you some examples of what I am talking about…Here are some of this year’s NEW words.  No, I am not making these up:     

• Dead presidents noun plural (1944) slang : U.S. money in the form of bills; specifically : DOLLARS
• Brewski noun [2brew + -ski, suffix in Slavic surnames] (1978) slang : BEER
• Killer app noun (1988) : a computer application of such great value or popularity that it assures the success of the technology with which it is associated; broadly : a feature or component that in itself makes something worth having .
• Golden handcuffs noun plural (1976) : special benefits offered as an inducement to continue serviceexample: When you call T-mobile to cancel because your cell service is worse than paper cups and string, and they say you’re under contract. But they offer you an extra 500 minutes a month. So you hang up the phone thinking what great cell service you have until the next time you try to use it-Golden Handcuffs. 
• Phat . . . . adjective . . . . [probably alteration of 1fat] (1963) slang : highly attractive or gratifying : EXCELLENT And I’ve been using this word since 1994-9 years before it became a real word. THATS HOW COOL I AM!
  

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  Now my Recommendation for next years edition:     
• Napster noun (1999) 1. A concept where people steal cd’s,dvd’s,and software from other people over the internet and its completely legal if you are friends with them. usage: I napstered Terminator 3 from my buddy ‘Ilkelilboyz69′ 2.Any free app that upon download, conveniently loads 6 secret spybots onto your harddrive, changes all your port configurations to wide open status, probes your hardrive to put ALL your files freely onto the internet, while at the same time allowing virus’ free rides into your registry where you’ll never find them. All this in exchange for some software and dvd rips that’ll be lost anyway when your computer turns YOU into its mouse and forces you to reformat. i.e.: Kazaa
• Bull Market noun (2000) Any of a series of completely random market fluctuations that makes the inexperienced investor think he’s an economic genius.    
• Billymays (1995) noun A person who can sell anyone things they dont want or need and that never should have been invented in the first place while actually making them feel good about it.  But ya gotta call now…And I’ve been using this word since 1994,9 years before it became a real word. Thats how cool I am.

Footnote (Oct/09) : This was my first blog ever.  I was doing it back when they were called webblogs.  Yup, always cutting edge at Autostream Films.  That being said, all of my recommendations are currently deceased as we knew them.