Top 10 Best Words So Far in 2009

One of the greatest things about the English language is the liberties we can take with it. We can combine two terms ("bootylicious" is in the dictionary, y'all), or place terms alongside each other to mean something totally different, like "banana hammock." Another way to mess with English: inventive acronyms like "IJS" (I'm Just Saying).

So, with no further ado, here are the Top 10 Greatest Words and/or Terms I've Learned This Year, 2009. So far.

1. Disco nap. This is what you need when you've been partying and you need to take a little rest in order to carry on, or when you've stayed out really late and need to take a nap in order to go to work/do it again. Usage: "I'm cool. I was out really late, but I took a disco nap."

2. Mangs. Man bangs. I feel like I was late to the boat on this one, but I sure do like it.

3. MRU. Messed Right Up. See the movie Gigi. It's not in the movie, it's just a prime example.

4. Laviators. People who take pictures of themselves in airplane bathrooms. This is actually a club; send your pics to Gadling.com.

5. Business shower. A shower taken with another person exclusively for time-saving purposes. Usage: "Oh frack, we only have half an hour till the cab comes! Is it cool if we business shower?"

6. Jerkstore. Originally a Seinfeld term ("jerk store"), these two words have been contracted to form an extension of "jerk," best when used self-deprecatingly. For example: "Sorry for being such a jerkstore and not getting back to you, I've been really busy today."

7. Brown chicken brown cow. This is the new substitute for "bow-chicka-bow-bow," aka porny music. Say it. It's fun.

8. Hamthrax. This term is the virtually undisputed winner of Twitter trend namethatflu as the best term for Swine Flu. Pwn'd.

9. Binging. Searching anything on Bing.com. It sounds dirty. Usage: "I was just binging myself, and ...."

10. Cobra yawn. A yawn during which one involuntarily squirts saliva. Think the spitting cobras of video games. You may have just killed Link. (Legend of Zelda joke.) (Sorry.)

Got more favorite words? Share below!

Special thanks to Jenni O., Christiana C., Meghan from the Gossip Girl tour, and UrbanDictionary.com.

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