According to a Tegic press release, the top ten "buzz words" to be added to the T9 dictionary for 2005 include:
Lifehack - a tool or technique that makes some aspect of one's life easier or more efficient Mashup - new information created by combining data from two different sources Placeshift - to redirect a TV signal so the viewer can watch a show on a device other than his or her television Playlistism - judging a person based on what songs are on the playlist of his or her digital music player Podjack - to plug the cord of one's digital music player into the jack of another person's player to hear what the person is listening to Puggle - a dog bred from a pug and a beagle Sideload - to transfer music or other content to a cell phone using the cell phone provider's network Vlog - a blog that contains mostly video content Vodcast - a video podcast Ubersexual - a heterosexual man who is masculine, confident, compassionate and stylish
The list was drawn up with Paul McFedries from Word Spy.
Since I haven't used eight of the top 10 buzzwords, I must be out of touch....
