The Oxford Dictionary has named the word of the year for 2008:Hypermiling. Hypermiling is"an attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques."
Well, that didn't get William Safire of the New York Times' On Language column all that excited, especially as we see gas prices plummet back below $2 a gallon. Safire's choice? A nod to the recession with "Frugalista." According to the Oxford Dictionary, a frugalista is "a person who lives a frugal lifestyle but stays fashionable and healthy by swapping clothes, buying secondhand, growing own produce, etc."
Safire thinks that frugalista is a much better choice than "recessionista" a term coined by Larry Kudlow and defined in the New York Times as "the new name for a style maven on a budget." I would agree with Safire.
So all you thrify folks out there, take heart! You're not a cheapskate anymore, you're a frugalista!
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