New words for the dictionary

First, I want to say thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions on my proposed query letter -- you guys are awesome!

Second, as a word person, I've taken note of a few pseudo-words over the last few months that have fascinated me. Ones that I hope they add to the dictionary, so I can say I was there at the birth of "tivo" as a verb. However, as I started listing all the pseudo-words that I've encountered, I realized that I'm not entirely sure of the exact definition of some of these words. So, if you see one that you know or one that I've got wrong -- let me know. For that matter, what other cool pseudo-words should be added to this list?

Pseudo-words for 2004
snark (verb and noun): I believe this to be a combination of snotty and sarcastic. Television Without Pity, one of my very favorite websites dispenses snark on a regular basis on their recaps of some of my favorite shows. For usage examples of the word "snark," visit their site.
snarky (adjective): As in, "Don't be all snarky about it." See definition of "snark" above.

TiVo (verb): As in, "I didn't watch Desperate Housewives, but I TiVo'd it." The essential part of this is spelling. It's not TiVoed because that just looks weird. And to be correct, you have to cap the V in the middle of the word. Brand-wise, that's the correct way to spell it. And yes, I actually googled it to find out -- incidentally, over two and a half million results to a "tivo" search.

Google (verb): As in, "I googled TiVo to find out the correct spelling." And if you need me to tell you what Google is, I'd suggest looking for different living arrangments -- it must be rather damp and cold for you under that rock. (hey, that could probably be considered "snarky!")

Swiffer (verb): As in, "I Swiffered my floors yesterday because we had tumble weeds of dog hair blowing around the house every time we opened the front door." Swiffer, the ubiquitous household cleaning device, a cross between a broom and a stick with a paper towel on the end.

Asshat (noun): As in, "He's being such an asshat." My friend, Ed, suggests that the etymology of this word can be traced to the idea of having one's head up in one's nether regions. In other words, wearing your ass as a hat. I wondered if had something to do with a typing error for the A-word.

Squicked out or squicky (adjective, I think?): Credit to this word or phrase has to go to Television Without Pity forum posters. It means, I think, being grossed out. Probably a combination of "icky" with something else, I just don't know what. As in, "If I find out that Boone and Shannon on Lost are involved in some kind of Flowers in the Attic brother/sister/incest thing, I'm going to be totally squicked out."

ganked or gakked (verb?): I've seen this on LiveJournal a lot. From context, I take it to mean, taken or stolen. As in, "I ganked this idea from another journal."

meme (noun?): Again, livejournal. I think this typically is some kind of questionnaire type thing (what are your three favorite foods? What are the three things you're most ashamed of? etc.) that we used to pass around as notes in high school but are now posted online in people's journal. They're actually really fun to read because something about being online causes people to be way more honest than they would with you nearby. That, or just the fact that this isn't high school is enough to bring that about : ) As in, "I ganked this meme from another journal."

minty (adjective): I'm guessing this means "fresh," but honestly, I have no clue. I've heard it repeatedly on The O.C. and am desperately afraid that it will slip into my vocabulary without me knowing what it means and therefore not using it correctly. Trees have been described as "minty" on this show, as have clothing and abstract ideas. So, I'm no longer hip to the lingo (ack!)
As in, "Minty sweater, Summer."

Whatever (noun, verb, adjective, who the hell knows?): Used for everything, much like "like." Whatever, said in an even tone, indicates no opinion what so ever on the topic being discussed. "Pizza or steak for dinner?" *Shrug* "Whatever." It can also be used as dismissive retort to something you disagree with. "I don't care what you say. The O.C. does not suck this year." "Whatever" in a clearly dismissive, you're-crazy-but-I'm-not-going-to-bother-going-over-it-with-you-again-crazy-person tone. There's also WhatEVER. The emphasis changes the meaning dramatically. This is usually used in an angry or annoyed way, generally when someone has stated something that you believe to be impossible or a lie. As in, "I do too take out the trash." "WhatEVER. Like once a month. That doesn't count." And yes, I know "whatever" is in the dictionary (just like "dude") but the meanings need to be updated, like now! : )

And of course, the many meanings of dude, which can be used to show sympathy, disbelief, excitement, anger, depending on the tone. "I got fired." "Dude."

And so, in the spirit of all of this, I'd like to propose a new word. Let's use it and see if it catches on. Then we can claim we started the word revolution here, much like the guilty party at a sporting event always trying to get the disinterested people around him to do the wave.

Here's my word: squeamy. It's that hard to define feeling in your chest/stomach area when encountering a situation that is both embarrassing, uncomfortable and possibly slightly gross. When you feel squeamy, you will feel like you should take action but you can't. As in, "I felt all squeamy when I noticed my boss's zipper was down before s/he went up to do his/her presentation, but I couldn't tell him because how awful would it be to let him/her know that I accidentally looked there." It's a combination of squirmy and squeamish.

What do you guys think? : )