Obamifications Denied Word Of The Year

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Morning Edition, January 12, 2009 · The American Dialect Society has voted "bailout" the word of the year. But the runners-up are much more fun. Words like Obamabot, Obamacare, Obamacism and Obamacise. Call them Obamifications: words manufactured from Barack Obama's name.

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