Word of the year - 'unfriend'

'Unfriend' Chosen as Oxford Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year:

Proving that social networking is a huge cultural force, the New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen 'unfriend' as its 2009 Word of the Year (WOTY). To unfriend means to remove someone from your friend list on a social network like Facebook or MySpace.

It beat hashtag, intexticated, netbook, paywall and sexting.

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