Word Spy - Top 100
The list below shows the top 100 Word Spy words (as measured by page views) from the past seven days (November 12, 2009 to November 19, 2009).
 Rank   Previous  WordPosted On
1 1 parahawking November 13, 2009
2 2 paraskevidekatriaphobia June 13, 2003
3 4 phishing August 1, 2003
4 3 Plutophile November 12, 2009
5 5 grab-and-goer November 11, 2009
6 13 mancession November 17, 2009
7 7 charticle November 10, 2009
8 9 flash mob July 14, 2003
9 10 friendsourcing November 3, 2009
10 24 chemofog November 18, 2009
11 11 Chimerica November 4, 2009
12 12 paradessence November 6, 2009
13 14 google April 12, 2001
14 17 pyrogeography November 5, 2009
15 15 beer miler October 30, 2009
16 - upstander November 19, 2009
17 18 black fax November 4, 1998
18 16 tridecaphobia December 13, 1996
19 23 jump the shark May 22, 2003
20 20 Google bombing May 21, 2002
21 22 metrosexual September 4, 2002
22 19 neurosecurity October 29, 2009
23 27 retrosexual October 6, 2004
24 28 naked street May 29, 2008
25 31 tweetup June 11, 2008
26 32 gaydar October 11, 1996
27 36 candy bar phone February 8, 2006
28 25 pop-up store October 21, 2009
29 30 Sabbath mode October 5, 2001
30 29 drink the Kool-Aid October 27, 1998
31 37 Wal-Mart effect December 12, 2003
32 26 peanut-buttering October 22, 2009
33 34 lifestreaming November 6, 2007
34 39 extreme ironing May 28, 2004
35 35 crackberry May 31, 2004
36 33 logophilia January 2, 1996
37 41 post-gay June 23, 1998
38 40 buzzword bingo June 11, 1998
39 49 intexticated July 2, 2009
40 53 leadite May 28, 1996
41 42 spotlight effect January 23, 2003
42 38 egoboo August 4, 2000
43 46 upcycling October 11, 2007
44 43 Generation Y November 3, 1999
45 48 furkid May 21, 2004
46 57 gadget porn December 13, 2003
47 47 upgradation December 20, 2000
48 52 eco-porn May 24, 2001
49 58 type T personality April 3, 2003
50 54 heteroflexible February 11, 2004
51 60 zorbing October 24, 2005
52 51 wallet neuropathy July 3, 2009
53 56 peep culture October 20, 2009
54 64 wet signature April 10, 2000
55 55 Lake Wobegon effect August 15, 2003
56 62 hedgehog concept October 3, 2002
57 69 bridezilla September 20, 2002
58 66 low-hanging fruit October 19, 1996
59 67 digital nomad September 4, 2009
60 63 joy-to-stuff ratio August 13, 2002
61 61 helicopter parent November 5, 2003
62 8 rightsizing January 6, 1996
63 65 lipstick lesbian January 12, 2005
64 79 ninja loan September 8, 2007
65 80 mancation January 19, 2007
66 77 beanpole family May 23, 2002
67 68 bobo October 30, 2001
68 71 camgirl October 23, 2002
69 72 third place October 30, 2002
70 82 butt call October 17, 2003
71 83 sock puppet September 25, 2006
72 70 earworm March 12, 2003
73 73 fastpacking February 10, 2003
74 81 Stendhal's syndrome April 1, 2003
75 85 lipstick effect June 10, 2002
76 75 CXO July 29, 2002
77 84 blog November 17, 2003
78 - milk brain February 21, 2006
79 96 micro-expression October 29, 2003
80 74 masstige December 15, 2003
81 86 guyliner August 24, 2006
82 94 off-road skating May 28, 1998
83 92 plutonomy January 31, 2007
84 100 manscaping November 19, 2003
85 98 smell test November 2, 1996
86 100 same-sex person April 11, 2005
87 78 social networking January 12, 2004
88 90 brand slut January 10, 2007
89 91 declinism October 6, 2003
90 91 soccer mom January 16, 1999
91 93 commodity chic January 30, 2001
92 97 put skin in the game August 8, 2000
93 76 retail anthropology February 11, 2002
94 95 plutoid June 12, 2008
95 100 pareidolia March 2, 2004
96 97 nico-teen November 26, 2002
97 89 truck roll April 21, 1999
98 93 NIMBY January 23, 1997
99 96 RINO April 14, 2004
100 95 steampunk July 12, 2002