With MMVII said and done, Macquarie Dictionary‘s Word of the Year survey has opened with suggestions for new additions – some hilariousI, some alarmingII and who would have though electronica wasn’t in the dictionary already?
They say all entries go into the draw to win a prize, but without registering (for a minimum of $16 no less) there’s chance of winning, as they strangely don’t take any details.
- Tanorexia, “an obsessive desire to have tanned skin, placing the sufferer at risk of skin cancer.” [↩]
- Technological Singularity, “the moment when the rate of technological development becomes infinite, often linked with the creation of robots with artificial intelligence, and outstrips the ability of human beings to keep pace with it.” [↩]
