It's the moment you've all been waiting for: Oxford University Press has announced the 2007 "word of the year." The word is locavore. What does "locavore" mean, you ask? Good question! Give me a second to look it up. ... Okay: Locavore is the practice of subsisting on organic foods made from local ingredients. It was coined in 2005 by a few women in San Francisco (no surprises there). An alternative spelling is "localvore." Personally, I would have voted for "mumblecore". Andrew Bujalski makes some pretty good movies.
Matthew Continetti
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Word of the Year
It's the moment you've all been waiting for: Oxford University Press has announced the 2007 "word of the year." The word is locavore. What does "locavore" mean, you ask? Good question! Give me a second to look it up. ... Okay: Locavore is the practice of subsisting on organic foods made from local…
Matthew Continetti · November 13, 2007
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