SAN FRANCISCO / FLOHPA / Jacksonville / Milwaukee / Chicago / /
Company
Google / YouTube / /
Continent
Asia / North America / /
Country
Japan / United States / Afghanistan / Soviet Union / Chad / Iraq / / /
Event
Person Communication and Meetings / Judicial Event / /
Facility
MacMurray College / English Department MacMurray College / Mitchell International Airport / /
Holiday
Christmas / /
IndustryTerm
prominent e-commerce / free food / e- for / e-. / pharmaceutical use / web address intending / food / fact-check traditional media / photo-sharing web site / ambient energy / search engine / /
Movie
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED / Kung Fu Panda / /
Organization
American Dialect Society / Executive Council / New Words Committee / U.S. House / MacMurray College / American Name Society / US Federal Reserve / US military / /
Person
Osama bin Laden / Tom Cruise / Katie Holmes / Hillary Clinton / Larry Craig / Britney Spears / John McCain / Barack Hussein Obama / Tina Fey / Angelina Jolie / Alexander Barnes / Bob Dole / Vanna White / Newt Gingrich / Cleveland K. Evans / Todd Beamer / Kevin Federline / Michael Phelps / Grant Barrett / Allan Metcalf / Monica Lewinsky / Proclamation / Stephen Colbert / Jack Black / Sarah Palin / Saddam Hussein / Al Gore / Oprah Winfrey / E. D. Hill / Ben Zimmer / / /
PoliticalEvent
presidential election / /
Position
newscaster / telemarketer / President / Speaker / scooping technician / executive producer / producer / head / Senator / swimmer / presidential candidate / Governor / director / incoming editor / Plumber / Executive Secretary / athlete / Chair / electric chair / candidate / /
Contacts for Word of the Year: American Dialect Society Allan Metcalf, Executive Secretary