We at WORD love words. (After all, that's what we named ourselves after. It wasn't one of those ironic names, like the bald "Curly" from the Three Stooges.) So we get a little excited when dictionaries pick their "word of the year." Last year, Merriam-Webster picked "truthiness" from The Colbert Report. It's a great word, made even greater because it was made up by one man, and it spread and entered the lexicon; it wasn't from some stodgy, well, dictionary.

Well, it was all a lie! OK, maybe that's a little dramatic. But apparently dictionaries pick their words of the year to garner publicity! Can you believe it? Here I am, thinking that a word has gained enough attention to be officially recognized, and it's all a stunt to sell more dictionaries! I am appalled I tell you, appalled!

Let's do it up right! I know you all love words as much as I do. And since we have no hidden agenda, we should nominate our own words of the year. (I would never try to trick you guys. And I think the words of the year should be, ahem, "weekly" and "reader" because they are great words. Joking, of course.)

So what is your word of the year? Here are some of my favorites:

-chartreuse (because it is a cool color, and hey, it just sounds awesome)
-ostentatious (because who doesn't love showing off, just a little bit)
-Jessica (because I'm a bit of an egomaniac, which is also a cool word)

I know you all have favorite words. Send them in, and let me know why! (Unless you are shilling for the dictionary company!)