Word Spy - Top 100
The list below shows the top 100 Word Spy words (as measured by page views) from the past seven days (January 26, 2012 to February 2, 2012).
 Rank   Previous  WordPosted On
1 1 bashtag January 27, 2012
2 4 physible January 31, 2012
3 6 SIFI February 1, 2012
4 2 zombie debtor January 26, 2012
5 5 ineptocracy January 6, 2012
6 3 Eurogeddon January 25, 2012
7 - hardlink February 2, 2012
8 7 pollotarian January 24, 2012
9 12 floordrobe July 11, 2007
10 8 FOMO January 20, 2012
11 10 black-hole resort January 18, 2012
12 9 metrosexual September 4, 2002
13 14 Janopause January 11, 2012
14 15 workshifting January 19, 2012
15 13 phishing August 1, 2003
16 11 throw it over the wall December 6, 2000
17 18 wet signature April 10, 2000
18 16 bustaurant January 5, 2012
19 19 retrosexual October 6, 2004
20 17 showroom January 4, 2012
21 20 tweetup June 11, 2008
22 26 Stendhal's syndrome April 1, 2003
23 24 Google bombing May 21, 2002
24 25 bobo October 30, 2001
25 21 type T personality April 3, 2003
26 22 soft power July 8, 2002
27 23 social media January 18, 2007
28 28 flash mob July 14, 2003
29 27 google April 12, 2001
30 33 Wal-Mart effect December 12, 2003
31 29 brightsizing August 31, 1996
32 31 greengrocers' apostrophe August 7, 2000
33 34 social networking January 12, 2004
34 32 torch-and-pitchfork March 17, 2009
35 30 B2B2C May 15, 2000
36 36 Humpty Dumpty language February 25, 1999
37 35 crackberry May 31, 2004
38 42 war driving May 9, 2001
39 38 duvet day June 25, 2001
40 41 death tweet February 1, 2011
41 37 narb September 27, 2011
42 39 earworm March 12, 2003
43 47 device-agnostic January 11, 2001
44 45 drink the Kool-Aid October 27, 1998
45 64 spotlight effect January 23, 2003
46 50 pareidolia March 2, 2004
47 43 sock puppet September 25, 2006
48 44 third place October 30, 2002
49 46 social networking fatigue February 16, 2007
50 40 black fax November 4, 1998
51 57 Lake Wobegon effect August 15, 2003
52 49 window farm November 29, 2011
53 69 omega male June 28, 2011
54 54 darknet August 28, 2003
55 63 blog November 17, 2003
56 60 fauxhawk September 5, 2003
57 66 Pierre Salinger syndrome July 18, 1997
58 51 pescetarian September 17, 2003
59 68 Sabbath mode October 5, 2001
60 80 buzzword bingo June 11, 1998
61 55 CXO July 29, 2002
62 52 desire line January 8, 2003
63 62 BANANA February 19, 1999
64 56 twimmolation June 14, 2011
65 73 lipstick effect June 10, 2002
66 67 bucket list November 10, 2010
67 53 beanpole family May 23, 2002
68 79 helicopter parent November 5, 2003
69 78 T-shaped October 8, 2003
70 81 undertoad July 21, 1997
71 90 bridezilla September 20, 2002
72 87 grasstops April 30, 2004
73 59 candy bar phone February 8, 2006
74 76 captcha June 6, 2003
75 61 ape diet July 28, 2003
76 95 wildposting April 27, 1999
77 92 cold transfer July 19, 1997
78 72 corporate perp walk August 6, 2002
79 58 zombie lie April 29, 2011
80 88 jump the shark May 22, 2003
81 75 Chermany March 24, 2010
82 70 SoLoMo May 10, 2011
83 71 lifestreaming November 6, 2007
84 89 pomosexual November 11, 2003
85 95 hurried child syndrome November 19, 2002
86 99 put skin in the game August 8, 2000
87 93 meatspace November 14, 1996
88 77 declinism October 6, 2003
89 89 butt call October 17, 2003
90 98 continuous partial attention March 30, 2006
91 91 SWEDOW March 18, 2011
92 48 humblebrag January 3, 2012
93 84 microblogging June 7, 2007
94 92 ubersexual December 6, 2005
95 93 steampunk July 12, 2002
96 98 spime April 19, 2006
97 83 killboard October 9, 1998
98 74 post-gay June 23, 1998
99 92 lawnmower parent April 26, 2011
100 94 apple tourist November 30, 2011