Word Spy - Top 100
The list below shows the top 100 Word Spy words (as measured by page views) from the past seven days (November 13, 2009 to November 20, 2009).
 Rank   Previous  WordPosted On
1 1 parahawking November 13, 2009
2 3 phishing August 1, 2003
3 6 mancession November 17, 2009
4 16 upstander November 19, 2009
5 4 Plutophile November 12, 2009
6 10 chemofog November 18, 2009
7 5 grab-and-goer November 11, 2009
8 8 flash mob July 14, 2003
9 7 charticle November 10, 2009
10 11 Chimerica November 4, 2009
11 9 friendsourcing November 3, 2009
12 12 paradessence November 6, 2009
13 13 google April 12, 2001
14 14 pyrogeography November 5, 2009
15 17 black fax November 4, 1998
16 15 beer miler October 30, 2009
17 21 metrosexual September 4, 2002
18 19 jump the shark May 22, 2003
19 20 Google bombing May 21, 2002
20 23 retrosexual October 6, 2004
21 29 Sabbath mode October 5, 2001
22 25 tweetup June 11, 2008
23 2 paraskevidekatriaphobia June 13, 2003
24 24 naked street May 29, 2008
25 27 candy bar phone February 8, 2006
26 26 gaydar October 11, 1996
27 30 drink the Kool-Aid October 27, 1998
28 22 neurosecurity October 29, 2009
29 31 Wal-Mart effect December 12, 2003
30 28 pop-up store October 21, 2009
31 - freeway blogging November 20, 2009
32 36 logophilia January 2, 1996
33 39 intexticated July 2, 2009
34 35 crackberry May 31, 2004
35 33 lifestreaming November 6, 2007
36 46 gadget porn December 13, 2003
37 37 post-gay June 23, 1998
38 32 peanut-buttering October 22, 2009
39 38 buzzword bingo June 11, 1998
40 44 Generation Y November 3, 1999
41 43 upcycling October 11, 2007
42 41 spotlight effect January 23, 2003
43 45 furkid May 21, 2004
44 40 leadite May 28, 1996
45 47 upgradation December 20, 2000
46 48 eco-porn May 24, 2001
47 52 wallet neuropathy July 3, 2009
48 49 type T personality April 3, 2003
49 50 heteroflexible February 11, 2004
50 42 egoboo August 4, 2000
51 54 wet signature April 10, 2000
52 55 Lake Wobegon effect August 15, 2003
53 61 helicopter parent November 5, 2003
54 53 peep culture October 20, 2009
55 56 hedgehog concept October 3, 2002
56 58 low-hanging fruit October 19, 1996
57 57 bridezilla September 20, 2002
58 78 milk brain February 21, 2006
59 65 mancation January 19, 2007
60 51 zorbing October 24, 2005
61 60 joy-to-stuff ratio August 13, 2002
62 59 digital nomad September 4, 2009
63 77 blog November 17, 2003
64 35 Oprahization January 21, 2002
65 62 rightsizing January 6, 1996
66 66 beanpole family May 23, 2002
67 63 lipstick lesbian January 12, 2005
68 67 bobo October 30, 2001
69 68 camgirl October 23, 2002
70 70 butt call October 17, 2003
71 34 extreme ironing May 28, 2004
72 64 ninja loan September 8, 2007
73 79 micro-expression October 29, 2003
74 84 manscaping November 19, 2003
75 83 plutonomy January 31, 2007
76 72 earworm March 12, 2003
77 71 sock puppet September 25, 2006
78 81 guyliner August 24, 2006
79 75 lipstick effect June 10, 2002
80 92 put skin in the game August 8, 2000
81 74 Stendhal's syndrome April 1, 2003
82 76 CXO July 29, 2002
83 89 climate porn March 2, 2007
84 80 masstige December 15, 2003
85 86 same-sex person April 11, 2005
86 69 third place October 30, 2002
87 97 truck roll April 21, 1999
88 82 sexting March 19, 2009
89 92 recessionista July 23, 2008
90 87 social networking January 12, 2004
91 82 defensive pessimism June 12, 2002
92 96 nico-teen November 26, 2002
93 90 soccer mom January 16, 1999
94 85 smell test November 2, 1996
95 83 defriend July 25, 2008
96 88 brand slut January 10, 2007
97 100 steampunk July 12, 2002
98 99 RINO April 14, 2004
99 - previvor December 14, 2006
100 91 commodity chic January 30, 2001