n., incidental From the blogger Heather Armstrong who blogged from a site called dooce.com, and getting herself fired from her job as a result.

Ms. Armstrong evidently overstepped the limits of privacy and disclosure with regards her job and her colleagues, exposing all manner of scuttlebutt about them, quite carried away by the apparent freedom of expression that the Internet provides.

Since then, to be dooced signifies losing one's job for writing something objectionable in one's blog or some other online journal. Incidents of doocing have risen as blogging has spead like wildfire and is often an unregulated activity. Indiscretions and hot-headedness on the part of bloggers is becoming more common, what with the headiness of being able to say what they will and the promise of an eager audience. Being summarily 'dooced' for such libel or transgressions sounds about right, falling victim to one's own digital stupidity.

adj., var. From "hell of", as in, "There is a hell of a lot of people here." Instead one can say, "There are hella people here."

Rumor has it that this word originated as far back as the 80s. Just recently, however, it has found its way outside of Northern California. Hella is most commonly used as an adverb, adjective, or interjection. As a noun, Hella is less useful. It can be used as an affirmative reply, though, in place of yes, making it a quadruple threat.

Question: "Do you have many bottles of vinegar?"
Answer: "Hella"

The word does become altogether irritating when used by the native Bay Area lackey. One sentence may contain several uses of Hella. If multiple parties are keen on the term, you may witness an entire confabulation with Hella taking center stage.

Since it came from California, the next few years are likely to see Hella become quite fashionable throughout the Midwest. Areas with distinct vernaculars will be less susceptible to the trend, but travel to South Dakota in 2009, and if you hear a young sheep farmer yell, "We're gonna get hella wool off this one, Paw," you'll hella know its hella uncool to say Hella.

adj. Abbreviated form of the word "fabulous" with alliterated 'b' and an 'o' added at the end for cuteness.

Ever since the end of the seventies, when homosexuals seized the word "fabulous" while straight people were trying in vain to learn to dance, the gay community has tried to create a word that was even gayer. "Fabbo" is that word. It is ten times gayer than "fabulous" and twenty times gayer than the term "rough trade". To compensate for its introduction into the OED, homosexuals have agreed to give back the word "bear".

As I write this, plans are made for a new word, "fabbo-lishious": A word so gay that heterosexuality will not be able to leave its surface.

n. A mental disorder comprised of the need to prove oneself superior to one's peers and worthy of the incredible hype surrounding oneself. Especially acute after going though a nearly image-altering slump. Frequently highlighted by a dramatic sense of vindication when performance improves.

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