I’m taking suggestions for words and phrases of the year. Here are my candidates so far:
rehypothecation
coordination failure
occupy
austerity
Candidates should be words or phrases that were new this year, entered common parlance this year, or came into special prominence or relevance this year.
NGDP targeting
Tebowing
The only one I can think of: “recessionary economy”
h/t icepick
Anti-Romney
Austerian (I just invented it)
I thought Austerians were that wacky cult that committed mass suicide a few years ago thinking the UFOs were coming to take their souls?
And Sam, there’s “Tebowing” and “Tebowed”. Personally I’d vote for Tebowed, as in “Eli Manning Tebowed the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night.”
Murdoch primary.
A stupid person’s idea of what a smart person sounds like.
Transmedia.
Reality Distortion Field (reference to Steve Jobs.)
Twitterverse
Austerian as a sort of portmanteau word of “austerity” and “Austrian” has been around for a couple of years now.
hyper-rehypothecated collateral
From David Stockman on Zero Hedge
and a partridge in a pear tree.