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PITTSBURGH — The tech slang “app” was voted the 2010 “Word of the Year” Friday by the American Dialect Society, beating out Cookie Monster’s “nom, nom, nom, nom.”
The slang term for a computer or smartphone application was picked by the linguists group as the word that best sums up the country’s preoccupation last year.
“Nom” — a chat-, tweet-, and text-friendly syllable that connotes “yummy food” — was the runner-up. It derives from the Sesame Street character’s sound as he devours his favorite food.
