My Word of the Day:

mouse potato-
(MOWS poh.tay.toh) n. A person who spends a lot of time at the computer (cf. couch potato).

Two Words of the Day:

Styrovacuuming-
The act of vacuuming up styrofoam (thought of this the other night when a while watching a friend vacuum styrofoam).
-also styrovacuum

Irrinnoyance- Something that is both irritating and annoying (Bebe accidentally created this new term tonight while trying to describe someone's annoying/irritating lights on the road).

-also irrinnoying

My Word of the Day:

manscaping- (MAN.skay.ping) pp.

The artful shaving and trimming of a man's body hair. (Man + landscaping.)
—manscape v.

My Word of the Day:

technosexual-
(tek.noh.SEK.shoo.ul)- n. A male with a strong aesthetic sense and a love of technology.
—technosexuality n.

My Word of the Day:

Calm Technology-
(KAWM tek.nawl.uh.gee) n. Technology that remains in the background until needed and thus enables a person to interact with it in a calm, engaged manner.


-kinda like my television -when I'm on the computer. Its always nice to know you have options surrounding you (literally), even if you chose to ignore some of them.

My Words of the Day:

Google bombing-
(GOO.gul bawm.ing) n. Setting up a large number of Web pages with links that point to a specific Web site so that the site will appear near the top of a Google search when users enter the link text.
—Google bomb n.

egosurfing-
present participle. Scouring the Internet's archives and search engines for mentions of your own name or your business name.

My Words of the Day:

Google bombing-
(GOO.gul bawm.ing) n. Setting up a large number of Web pages with links that point to a specific Web site so that the site will appear near the top of a Google search when users enter the link text.
—Google bomb n.

egosurfing-
present participle. Scouring the Internet's archives and search engines for mentions of your own name or your business name.

My Word of the Day: Especially for Sreekesh

palindrome- derived from the Greek palíndromos, meaning running back again (palín = AGAIN + drom–, drameîn = RUN). A palindrome is a word or phrase which reads the same in both directions. Some simple examples are:

What are palindromes?

RACECAR
DEED
LEVEL
PIP

ROTOR
CIVIC
POP
MADAM

EYE
NUN
RADAR
TOOT