The 2007 Word of the Year - Oxford American Dictionary

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	The 2007 Word of the Year - Oxford American Dictionary

zizzy

12-27-2007 9:30 AM

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zizzy says:

See also in my Food and Drink Clipcast: The Virtues of Eating Like a Locavore.

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1-4-2008 12:14 PM

ColoradoRight

Never heard it before. So obviously I'm not in the bleeding edge of culture, I guess.

1-5-2008 1:33 AM

zizzy

That's ok Coloradoright, the word was new to me. I read it in an article about American Cuisine, (see my remarks above).

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