www.ritholtz.com — Go figure:
The word “bailout,” which shot to prominence amid the financial meltdown, was looked up so often at Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary that the publisher says it was an easy choice for its 2008 Word of the Year.
The rest of the list is not exactly cheerful. It also includes ...
"Bailout" is 2008 word of the year —
The Mess That Greenspan Made
The word "bailout" has been named the 2008 Word of the Year, besting all others by a wide margin in look ups at Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. With global financial markets taking on water like a once sea worthy, but now badly damaged, ship and governments around the world all too eager to ...
2008 Word of the Year: Bailout —
Calculated Risk
From Boston Herald: In sign of times, ‘bailout’ is ‘word of year’ (hat tip Spatch) The word “bailout,” which shot to prominence amid the financial meltdown, was looked up so often at Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary that the publisher says it was an easy choice for its 2008 Word of the Year.