Chillax. Let's just contemplate that for a moment. (I feel as old and white as William Safire right now, and actually think this would be a perfect subject for On Language. Incidentally, his most recent piece refers to the origins of the terms blog and blogger- a tidy little connection I was not expecting when I linked to it!). Anyway, the girl had to explain to the professor that chillax was a contraction for chill and relax(ed), and that basically by combining the two synonyms, you emphasize both.
We think this photo of Clio illustrates the concept beautifully.
2 comments:
i just heard this word for the first time from a friend! i like it about as much as i like the word ginormous. which is a lot. btw, did clio pick out the stripe-themed outfit?
I was just trying to make all the Minnesotans here feel like they are tough. Really, Minnesota winters are totally mild. Balmy, some might say. Temperate, but pleasant. In any event, the summers here are some of the best weather on the planet ... way better than the stifling heat and humidity that you might experience elsewhere. No where in particular, of course. But, I've heard things are especially miserable in places like ... oh, say, California or Hawaii.
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