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"Unfriend" makes it as word of the year

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By ABC7
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

It is "unfriend" -- which means to remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking site. For instance people might say, "I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook after we had a fight."

A spokesperson says the word has both currency and potential longevity.

The runner-ups are almost as interesting. They include: "hashtag," "funemployed," "birther," "death panel," and "teabagger" which is someone who protested against the Obama tax and stimulus plans.

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