“Book” is the new “Cool”

Cynthia writes “Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn reports that “book” is the fashionable new synonym for old, reliable “cool.” When those who send cell-phone text messages using predictive text, also called T9, key in the numbers that correspond with C-O-O-L on their numerical keypad (2-6-6-5), the first word the program suggests is B-O-O-K (which also corresponds with the numbers 2-6-6-5).
Full entry here:
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ez orn/2007/01/slang_earlywarn.html“

January 23, 2007 by Uncategorized 2

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2 Responses

  1. Chuck says:
    January 23, 2007 at 7:27 pm

    however
    The word “librarian”? Still uncool.

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  2. Pete says:
    January 24, 2007 at 12:27 am

    Reminds me of…
    Homer: Bart’s not mad at me.
    Marge: He called you a bad father.
    Homer: Marge, when kids these days say `bad’, they mean `good’.
                  And to `shake your booty’ means to wiggle one’s butt.
                  Permit me to demonstrate.

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