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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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English, Now Featuring One Million Words!

Make room in the "S" section!According to the Global Language Monitor, "a Web site that uses a math formula to estimate how often words are created," the English language added its millionth word at 5:22 this morning. Paul J.J. Payack, "president and chief word analyst for the Global Language Monitor," acknowledges that the millionth-word estimation is actually the basis of an imprecise analysis designed mainly to gain attention and traffic, but that it shows the depth and complexity of our constantly-evolving language. The word, by the way, is "scrotmunch," which refers to the licking of the scrotum or those who engage in such activity.

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kitten_witawip

Will this be replacing teabagging?

Alex Balk
Alex Balk (#4)

That's the beauty of English; you can have many different words to express the subtle differences of actions like scrotmunching.

Hobbesian
Hobbesian (#255)

Just like the Eskimos have 100 words for "snow," we now have two words (at least!) for orally pleasuring someone's testicles.

marlowe
marlowe (#712)

Is there a prize?

KarenUhOh
KarenUhOh (#19)

We'll probably need that word next time a celebrity shoots a movie in Bangkok.

Abe Sauer
Abe Sauer (#148)

Matt Taibbi approves.

FracturedAcetabulum

added by user: noFanofBrunoD12Rulz!!1!

formerly it takes a lot etc.

And I was sleeping! Dammit!

Aaron Altman
Aaron Altman (#407)

Will this be on the testicle?

blatanville
blatanville (#860)

is that a long-o "scroatmunch," or a short-o scrawtmunch?

Bittersweet
Bittersweet (#765)

I'm guessing the long-o, as I've never heard it pronounced "scrawtum" before. And I live in Boston.

whowhahuh
whowhahuh (#57)

This is news I can use folks. Thanks much.

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