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December 01, 2004

Americans have a new favorite four-letter word

Posted by Dominic Basulto

CNN reports that "blog" was named the #1 word of the year by Merriam-Webster. The word blog, defined by Merriam-Webster as "a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks," started to enter the popular lexicon in late 2001. In 2004, the word officially took off as Americans "called up blogs in droves for information and laughs" during the presidential election cycle. (Hat tip: reBlog).

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