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'Brokeback' word of the year
28/02/2006 14:39 - (SA)
Los Angeles - And the winner for
Hollywood's word of the year is "Brokeback", thanks to all the
talk around the water cooler and internet jokes that have
turned a film about two gay cowboys into a cultural
phenomenon.
The nonprofit group Global Language Monitor placed
"Brokeback" - as in the film title Brokeback Mountain - at
the top of its list of Hollywood words and phrases that
captured attention this year.
Paul JJ Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor, said
the movie became a cultural phenomenon that generated a million
jokes, according to Google. Overall, a Google search shows more
than 38 million references to the film, although only about 10
million people saw the movie.
In second place was "Brangelina", the hybrid name given to
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as Hollywood's hottest new couple.
They beat out "TomKat", bestowed on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
and "Vincifer", a hardly used term referring to Jennifer
Aniston and Vince Vaughn.
Placing third on the list was "petronoia", a phrase
inspired by the film "Syriana" and meaning an irrational fear
of the collapse of the oil industry followed by global economic
crisis.
In fourth place was "tuxedo", a reference to the nature
film March of the Penguins. Payack said, that "while the
dialogue, not to mention the stars, were a bit stiff, the
chronicle about Emperor penguins in their breeding trek across
Antarctica flew to remarkable heights".
Payack said the term "pimping" was fifth on his list,
thanks to the film Hustle & Flow, which is about a pimp's
dream of becoming a rap star.
- Reuters
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