Though I enjoy a good neologism, I like 'em clever or learned. For the pop neos that come from games and MTV, I'll abstain until they become part of broad usage, which usually doesn't happen. Much of the wunk (word junk) dies out in 24 months.
"Crunk" is good? Among the hot new words, it's "ova-wicked," even "uberbuff." They're just some of the entries in a book published Thursday that lists newly coined words as well as jargon used in technology, politics and the media.
"Crunk" - the American hybrid for crazy and drunk - is an example of how words evolve from popular culture, according to Susie Dent, author of Fanboys and Overdogs: The Language Report.
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