Bailout – Word of the Year

November 26, 2008 at 4:53 pm · Filed under Just Stuff

Merriam-Webster have announced that the 2008 word of the year is “bailout.” This is pretty funny in two ways. First, what does it say about where things are at in the world when you consider this word was likely quite unpopular until September? Second, who the hell doesn’t know what “bailout” means? Numbers 3 and 4 on the top ten list are “socialism” and “maverick.”