Browsing page 1 of new words for April 16, 2010

noun

• a spontaneous public gathering of people organized via the internet.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Ideas & Trends: Flash Mobs; Guess Some People Don't Have Anything Better to Do", The New York Times, Amy Harmon, August 17 2003 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a group.
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.

origin

• The term "flash crowd" was introduced by author Larry Niven in his novella Flash Crowd.

  Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 17 2010.

noun

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  Citation from "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Word was a finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.

  Last edited on May 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.

noun

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  Citation from "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Word was a semi-finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.
  • See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.

  Last edited on May 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.

verb

• to attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques.
  
  "Hypermiling" was the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008.

                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Word of the Year: 'Hypermiling'", Time, Bryan Walsh, Nov 03 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: vehicles (related to).

  Last edited on Apr 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.

noun

• a person who hypermiles.
  
  "Hypermiling" was the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: car, motorcycle, or other vehicle.
  • See more words with the same meaning: dude, person of unspecified gender.

  Last edited on Apr 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.