9 Words We Learned in 2012

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GIF, SOPA, and QE3, oh my!

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A new year means a new chance to learn new things, and this year we all broadened our vocabularies. Who would have thought on January 1, 2012, that "Eastwood" would soon be a verb? Or that everyone would soon be "GIF"-ing all their favorite Arrested Development moments on their blogs? Here is a list of 10 words and phrases that suddenly became part of the popular lexicon in the last year.

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