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Poll: ‘Man Cave’ Tops Hucks Use

  • Tuesday Poll: HucksOnline readers regularly use "Man cave," "bucket list" and "F-bomb" in their daily language -- three new words added to the Merriam-Webster's dictionary. However, "man cave" was cited as the most popular of all with 49 of 182 respondents (26.92%) saying they use it in their speech. Close behind was "bucket list" (45 of 182, 24.73%) and "F-bomb" (42 of 182, 23.08%). Other new words used by Merry Hucksters are "brain cramp" (26 of 182, 14.29%) and "aha moment" (20 of 182, 10.99%).
  • Today's Poll: Should panhandling be allowed in the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls/Hayden areas?


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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