Time to bid goodbye to bromance and FarmVille, as the year of the Tiger roars in new trends. Is your vocabulary up to speed? We list 10 words that you should know in 2010:
1. Microcelebrity
Etymology: Micro + Celebrity
Definition: Susan Boyle may have crossed over from Internet stardom to international fame last year, but we predict that in 2010 viral distribution will anoint more microcelebrities. Don't you just find David Choi, HappySlip and those "Poker Face" and "Love Story" violin players amusing?
How to use in a sentence: "Si HaPpYgUrl15 talaga, napaka microcelebrity. 10,000 hits agad."
2. Buycotting
Etymology: Boycotting
Definition: While boycotting means actively ignoring a product or service, buycotting is actively promoting the purchase of a certain product or service. More consumers are expected to become more environmentally conscious this year, in turn, buycotting sustainably produced products.
How to use in a sentence: "Forget the Birkin, let's buycott the cute new Rags2Riches bag!"
3. Obesogen
Pronunciation: Oh-be-so-jen
Definition: These chemical compounds affect fat deposits, increasing cells' propensity to produce certain proteins. Simply put, obesogens can trigger the production of more fat!
How to use in a sentence: "Have you tried that new juice drink that Piolo is promoting? It supposedly fights obesogens."
4. Mekmeks
Etymology: Man + Pekpek shorts
Definition: The guy version of the itsy-bitsy piece of fabric women wear on hot summer days predicted to soon make it into mainstream fashion.
How to use in a sentence: "Paolo's mekmeks–hmmmm ShortFail yata..."
This is so fun to read. I can't help but laugh at mekmeks and chubuff. And the artwork is so cool, fits the article well. Thanks, Spot. Now I know what to call the likes of Geoff Eigenmann and that guy in Cueshe.
Haha as usual panalo ang artworks ni pareng Warren! :)) Chubuff--dami kong kakilalang ganito! Wahahahaha. At ang kulet nung Moodle. Ayuz! :))
Don't forget: Fagstags (straight men who hangs around with gays) similar to Faghags. Example: Dennis is a fagstag by default because of Tessa. Chuva-buffs: bading na pamintang durog, majubis pero carry. Akala mo muscle, sebo de macho lang pala. Tita Dell PC: syn. User-friendly. Ex: Hayyy Tita Dell, Use me in a sentence.
Hay nako! Yang si Loren Legarda, ecocrite yan!
Next time, let 'igeramos' write the article. Bet ko ang chuva-buffs! Panalo.
trapster (etymology:trapo) bagets na termino para sa mga maduming pulitiko (Si Manny Villar, trapster yan!)
Badingerzi ba si igeramos? Puro bading yung mga salita niya o
Haven't really heard any of these words before. For more, ang weird ng concept ng Silent Disco. :)) Hot talaga ng nagsulat nito. Grabe
Winner! Haha. I LOL-ed at MEKMEK. The etiology. Haha! Haha. Are those shorts really known by that name? No idea. Haha. And the chubuff to. Kewl. Haha. Okay. I laughed so much.
HOY JEFFFFFFFF!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAH BENTANG BETNA SAKIN LAHAT. =) LOVE IT!
i almost spilled my iced tea while reading this.kakatawa ung iang parts
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