A decade with no name, so far as we can tell.

The “aughts”? The “zeroes”? Nah, nothing that really stuck.

Which is not to say we were at a loss for words, during those trying 2000s — even if they sometimes left us speechless.

Chances are, you’ve Googled something, texted someone, or Facebooked some photos in the last few days, hours, minutes.

Did you Botox for the big event? Or just lounge in your man cave, and DVR some more HDTV on your staycation?

We’re letting fly all manner of new words that didn’t exist in December 1999. Or, certainly weren’t in common use around these parts.

A look at 10 years gone by is to marvel at unstoppable change, but also to capture the zeitgeist. At The Columbian, we deal with words, so it seems natural to mark our march with a not-so-serious checklist.

In that span, we’ve gone from soccer moms to hockey moms.

From Jail Blazers to, well, Frail Blazers. From CDs to Wiis … Princess Di to Wi-Fi.

Check our list of new words or phrases on Page A6 and see if they don’t provoke a memory — be it grin or grimace — that always will reside somewhere in the 2000s.

Words of the 2000s

In our midst:

Rose Village

Vantucky

Penguin Nation

crime train

freak dancing

Discovery Corridor

WSUV freshman

Twihards

civil union

subprime

underwater

upside-down

Tech world:

blog

texting/sexting

tweeting

Googled

Facebook

BlackBerry

iPod/iPhone

apps

malware

YouTube

viral

podcast

Fear and loathing:

9/11

first responder

shoe bomber

WMD (weapons of mass

destruction)

IED (improvised explosive device)

enhanced interrogation

extraordinary rendition

stop-loss

truthiness

hanging chad

birther

tea partier

New habits/obsessions:

locavore

farm share

community supported agriculture

food porn

carbon footprint

LEED-certified

“green”

smart grid

man cave

bracketology

staycation

bucket list

Naughty or nice:

friended/unfriended

oversharing

cyberbully

frenemy

bridezilla

groomonster

bromance/showmance

cougar

metrosexual

helicopter parent

wardrobe malfunction

Grab bag:

crunk

hoodie

muffin top

flash mob

camera phone

upskirt

big pharma

hot mess

mash-up

bloody sock

tuck rule

TSA

And not forgotten:

freedom fries

Islamo-fascist

Mission Accomplished

Ground Zero

SARS/H1N1

Millenials

dot-com bust

thrown under the bus

voted off the island

Bluetooth

wiki

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