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Best Neologism of 2013: heatslap, by saturdayraining
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Congratulations to /u/saturdayraining for creating the best neologism of 2013 as voted on by you, the community:

heatslap: That uncomfortable feeling you get when you walk out of a well air-conditioned room to the hot outdoors.

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This scores high marks on the litmus test of any neologism, IMHO: it could be dropped into conversation with a person who has never heard the word before, with no explanations needed. When I read the OP of that thread, I wasn't sure what word would work best for this concept, or even whether one was needed at all, but as soon as I read Saturday's suggestion, I was like, "Yes, that's the word!" It's got that zing of something that just hits the spot.


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_: a gender-neutral pronoun for people

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