• by June 11, 2009

In Cramer-Krasselt's second annual tribute to the year's best new words and terms, it went beyond tracking the latest lingo to also shed some light on the cultural trends that they capture and reflect. Here are some of the categories its Brand Planning team compiled:

Politics: Digital Prez-ence, Slacktivism

Ethics: Baling Out, Spitzer'd

The Economy: Econnoisseur, Flexinomics

The Environment: Precycling, Scruppie

Technology: BlackBuried, Digi-Necker

Social Networking: Micro-boredom, Murketing

Personalities/Relationships: Gequals, Kindergarchy

Stress/Life: Hate-cation, Self-Helpless

To view the complete C-K 2009 Cultural Dictionary, go to http://www.c-k.com/culturaldictionary.