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noodle

(noun) : a long cylinder made of polyethylene foam used as a flotation device

It features sand and water, Playground Associates to oversee the action, and more than 350 loose parts, including wheelbarrows, pool noodles, and weather- and germ- resistant foam blocks. —Jill Singer, The New York Tmes Style Magazine, Winter 2009

Submitted by: Anonymous on Nov. 20, 2009 14:18

tubeling (noun) : a plant grown, transported, and often transplanted within a protective cylinder

Submitted by: James Cramer from New Jersey on Nov. 20, 2009 12:35

deliverable (noun) : a product, result, or agreement that is the consequence of a process or negotiation

If so, President Obama has given US interests a strong boost with his eight-day trip across Asia, despite the "deliverables" – like a pledge from China to set specific limits on carbon emissions – that are missing from meetings with the region's leaders. —Julian Baum, Christian Science Monitor, 11/17/2009

Submitted by: Eric F. Marsh from Nebraska on Nov. 20, 2009 10:58

squee

(interjection) : —used to express sudden joy or pleasant surprise

Submitted by: Laila Walker from Louisiana on Nov. 20, 2009 09:45

fungination (noun) : the growth of fungus

Submitted by: Mike Gruol from Oregon on Nov. 19, 2009 17:57

A-lister (noun) : a person on the A-list: a prominent person

Submitted by: BJscout from New York on Nov. 19, 2009 01:48

name-check (verb) : to mention the name of a person in public usu. to demonstrate personal connections or knowledge

'The Box' begins in a realistic style and then, without warning, veers off into supernatural, perhaps interplanetary mumbo-jumbo, which is then further obscured by a patina of murky existentialism. Sartre is name-checked regularly. —David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2009

Submitted by: Anonymous on Nov. 18, 2009 09:20

TPing

(verb) : to toilet paper (a house, tree, etc.)

Submitted by: SouthernBelle4eva from Alabama on Nov. 17, 2009 20:20

pluto

(verb) : to demote or reject

Submitted by: Anonymous on Nov. 17, 2009 20:06

coopetition

(noun) : cooperation with competitors in business for greater efficiencies and mutual benefit

To describe this, Americans, the world's best neologists, invented the world "coopetition," cooperation plus competition. —Jean-Louis Gassée, cbsnews.com, 10/26/2009

Submitted by: Anonymous on Nov. 17, 2009 09:20

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