Yeah. So Merriam Webster added more than a hundred words in their dictionary while the rest of us are oblivious.

Merriam-Webster has announced its list of more than a hundred new words that they'll be adding to the dictionary this year. Aside from some no-brainers (did people really walk around bemused, not knowing what a zip line or vlog was?), the list features such newly approved bon mots as frenemy (something passive-aggressive 14-year-old girls call each other), sock puppet (something dorks on the Internet call each other) and açai (something Brazilian berries call each other).

Other new additions to the Merriam-Webster lexicon include:

-- Carbon footprint: "the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period." First noted in 1999.
-- Earmark: "a provision in congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of money for a specific project, program or organization." The word earmark is dated to the 15th century, but the latest addition to its defintion is all about the 21st.
-- Locavore: "one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible." First noted in 2005.
-- Reggaeton: "popular music of Puerto Rican origin that combines rap with Caribbean rhythms." First noted in 2002.
-- Staycation: "vacation spent at home or nearby." First noted in 2005.

We applaud the modern leanings of ivory-tower types who create dictionaries; after all, we're word nerds ourselves. Still we feel there is a marked dearth of new words in the dictionary that truly impress us ("carbon footprint" sounds manly, but it isn't) -- a condition that we intend to remedy.

After the jump, read some additions to the dictionary that we'd like to see. Feel free to leave your own suggestions in the comments section.

A-Jacko-lypse, noun: when one famous person's death is at the epicenter of a slew of random celebrity demises

E-Jacko-late, verb: what the news media does when someone really famous dies

Gosselin, verb: to make a complete fool out of your significant other (applies to both genders)

Margarineface, noun: cheaper and slightly less appealing than a butterface

Visiting Argentina, verb: the act of hiking the Appalachian Trail (see below)

Hiking the Appalachian Trail, verb: the act of visiting Argentina (see above)

Dykstrapolate, verb: to take a simple concept, get hit in the head with a line drive, then explain that concept at length

Grillfriend, noun: similar to bromance, a grillfriend is a guy you hang around with mainly for his skill at producing delicious, charred vittles

Crock Blocking, verb: when your roommate turns off your slow-cooker

Out Like MySpace, adjective: a way of saying "good-bye," as in, "I'm out like MySpace"

Out Like What, Grampa?, adjective: cutting response to "I'm out like MySpace"

Donkey Kong, noun: what it's "on" like


resource- www.asylum.com

Wow. These babies are really....

I saw this Evian commercial on Youtube. It's so cute! This commercial is spreading through the web like a wildfire. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcVllWpwGs

Michael Jackson buried without his brain.

Michael Jackson will be buried without his brain today after doctors retained it following an autopsy to help determine the cause of death.

The King of Pop will be saluted in grand fashion at the Staples Centre memorial ceremony, and reportedly laid to rest at Los Angeles's Forest Lawn cemetery. However, the LA coroner's office has still not completed its tests on Jackson's brain, and the singer's family have been advised that unless they wish to wait, he must be buried without it.

Jackson died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 25 June. Though his body was released the next day to relatives, his brain was not. The pop star's inert brain must "harden" for at least two weeks before doctors can conduct their neuropathology tests.

Doctors will examine Jackson's brain to help determine the cause of death, suspected of being linked to painkillers. Such examinations can also reveal unknown diseases, evidence of alcohol abuse or whether Jackson has suffered overdoses in the past.

Removing the brain is the "only way to carry out the tests" according to a source for the Mirror. "The tissue has to be examined. I can't tell you how long that is going to take."

RIP Michael Jackson. He was a great dancer, singer, everything. (:

resource- www.theguardian.com

So apparently LaToya Jackson; Michael's sister thinks he was murdered.

Speaking out for the first time, the grieving sister of Michael Jackson says she thinks "a shadowy entourage" led to the death of her brother, accusing them of "murdering" him.

Speaking with Britain's Daily Mail, LaToya Jackson -- who signed the King of Pop's death certificate -- says that Michael was an isolated figure, making him easy prey for greedy associates. She accuses these people, whether it be doctors, handlers or assistants, of feeding Jackson drugs to control his moods in order to get what they want.

"I believe Michael was murdered, I felt that from the start. Not just one person was involved, rather it was a conspiracy of people. He was surrounded by a bad circle. Michael was a very meek, quiet, loving person. People took advantage of that. People fought to be close to him, people who weren’t always on his side," LaToya said.

LaToya then said that she predicted her brother's demise "Less than a month ago."

resource- www.popeater.com