Retox and Hate-cation

so i subscribe to multiple blogs and websites about advertising, marketing and trends - since it's my business i like to see what other people are talking about and also make it a point to stay current and up to date on trends and the industry.

today i visited trendcentral and had a good laugh.

today's article is about new slang - new terms for 2009. the two that really caught my attention were Retox and Hate-cation.


Retox (ree-tox)

v. To go back on your New Year's resolutions and do the opposite of the goals you set for yourself

"Instead of following my resolution to get fit this year, I decided to retox and take up cooking classes instead. Oh well, no one follows New Year's resolutions anyway, right?"


i didn't make a new years resolution this year - i just didn't see the point - cause every year i end up breaking it and/or changing it - so seeing the term Retox made me laugh.




Hate-cation



n. Taking a vacation from being a hater where you are committed to not saying anything bad about anyone or anything; synonymous with "moral cleanse"

"Whatever, I know you have an opinion but just can't speak your mind because you are on a hate-cation."


wow there have been many time of the last year (and in my life) i have needed one of these - another really funny term but the more i think about it - it's a fantastic thing. i have discovered the more bitter and snarky i get about things - the quicker i fall into a funk with myself - and that is never good.

i have sort of taken some time away from the blog - part of it is relationships beginning and ending and work taking over for me - but i am going to commit to it. i always feel 100 times better after i write.

so i guess my Retox is to write more silly stories, share more personal experiences and make you all laugh and cry and shudder on a more consistent basis. it's a must while i am on my current Hate-cation




here are the rest of the new slang for '09





RECESSION-INSPIRED SLANG



Povo

(po-vo)

adj. Spawned from the increasing popularity of new HBO series Summer Heights High, the Aussie slang for poor has infiltrated the vocabulary of recessionistas everywhere


"Caroline, I can't go out to dinner tonight: My pay cut has left me totally povo."

RELATIONSHIP SLANG



Ex-hole



n. Your ex boyfriend/girlfriend who dumped you via Post-it/text/drop-off-the-face-of-the-earth-disappearing-act and who is now flouncing around town with a new love interest

"I bumped into my ex-hole this morning - she said she was so sorry that she cheated on me, blah blah blah. I wanted to puke."

Cupcake



v. To stay home with your boyfriend/girlfriend to cuddle

"It's raining and cold outside; I think I'll skip the bars and cupcake tonight."

Hot Room



n. A social setting that involves a mix of people whose relationships to each other are, well, complicated

"I was sitting next to my current flame and then my ex-hole walked in with his current girlfriend, who I had a falling out with in high school - total hot room!"

DIGITAL SLANG




Pwn

(pone)

v. To "power own" something or someone. Derived years ago from World of Warcraft smack talk, this slang has been adopted throughout other online games, and has since surfaced in the mainstream real world


"I pwn-ed Stephen last night in Wii Tennis."

Epic Fail


n. A frequently used term in the video game community that quite simply means you really messed up and/or something/someone is an utter failure


"Dude, your attempt to get that girl's number was an epic fail."

Geequals


n. Two people who are equal in depth of arcane knowledge


"I knew I had met my geequal when Frank showed me his Star Wars light saber iPhone app."

Myselfish


adj. A term used to describe people's need for recognition and self-fulfillment via the Internet. This is accomplished with incessant Facebook status updates and TMI-Twitter feeds, and serves the purpose of making one feel important and/or noticed


"My friends consider my need to Twitter detailed accounts of my trips to Trader Joe's, the gas station, and my opinions on anything, really, to be annoyingly myselfish. I consider it shameless self-promotion!"

THIS YEAR'S REHAB

Smashed Potatoes



adj. Drunk, inebriated, similar to the term "hot mess"

"Sorry I bailed without saying good night, but I was smashed potatoes."

STREET SLANG

Obama/Not Obama


adj. London street reporters proclaim that our new President has become synonymous with "cool"

"Yeah, that is so Obama!"

Alt-worthy


adj. A term used to describe people or things considered to be cool or trendy

"The pop-up art gallery on Elizabeth Street is alt-worthy."

'Kward

(kwerd)

adj. Awkward


"Whoa, that conversation was very 'kward."