2006-07-12 15:28:29 · 7 answers · asked by Elsie g 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Hmmm, I'll have to Google that one. When I find something, I'll Fax it to you. I think Groovy was a '60s word.
2006-07-12 15:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by n0witrytobeamused 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gentrification - to buy and improve run-down urban and inner city housing and neighborhoods. although coined by academics in the 60s, came into media use in the 70s.
pomo - post-modern; came into use in the 80s as a "short-hand" for the followers of the various pomo schools.
cyberspace - coined in a 1982 SF novel, the term came into general use in the 90s with the popularity of the internet. For current Neologisms in the process of coming-up think of terms like blog - did you use this before 2002? The question about neologisms is not so much what are they now - we constantly (and especially in English) create new words and expression, but whether they will be around 10 years from now to make it into a dictionary. Here is a fun site about neologisms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism
2006-07-13 03:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Knowitall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rice University website has a good list of neologisms, though they don't always assign them to their moment in history. I've linked the site below.
Edit: Found a better site for you, one that lists neologisms by decade, at Random House.
2006-07-12 22:33:49 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Atrocity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably karoke o sudoku.
2006-07-12 22:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by wazup1971 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fo shizzle my nizzle
2006-07-12 22:52:12 · answer #5 · answered by repo2agent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truthiness, although it has not been added yet you can wiki it
2006-07-13 03:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by pinko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
psyke.
2006-07-13 17:43:00 · answer #7 · answered by ouoray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋