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NewOxfordAmericanDictionary.jpgRemoving someone as a friend on a social-networking site may be a bit harsh, but the word “unfriend” still managed to be named the 2009 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.

The official definition: To remove someone as a “friend” on a social-networking site such as Facebook.

This blogger’s money is on “retweet” as the early favorite for 2010.

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