http://projects.newsobserver.com/taxonomy/term/4167/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/chilipunked_in_billings <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><a href="/under_the_dome/word_of_the_day_chilipunked">&quot;Chilipunked&quot;</a> has made it to Montana.</p><p>In his Watch Yer Language blog, Billings Gazette copy desk chief Craig Lancaster <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/h/blogs/watchyerlanguage/?p=47">notes</a> that he&#39;s run across the word on Under the Dome, via <a href="http://www.unc.edu">UNC-Chapel Hill</a> professor Andy Bechtel&#39;s <a href="http://editdesk.blogspot.com/">copy editor blog</a>.</p><blockquote><p>While I’m certainly not prepared to give chilipunked a free ride into print, it is an entertaining little word, one that I’d happily drop into a casual conversation with friends. A similar but more instantly decipherable word is weaksauce, one I use too often (but never, never, never in formal writing).</p></blockquote><p>A few more references, and the word will be well-prepped for the 2050 edition of the O.E.D.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/chilipunked_in_billings#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/chilipunked_in_billings#comment Andy Bechtel Billings Gazette chilipunked Craig Lancaster linguistics Michael Munger unc-chapel hill Under the Dome Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:07:49 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 5368 at http://projects.newsobserver.com