'VAPE' is Oxford's word of the year

[superpatriotman]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/18/vape-word-of-year_n_6178102.html

Oxford Dictionaries has chosen their 2014 word of the year, and it’s vape. That would be the term for using an e-cigarette to enjoy bursts of nicotine vapor, a form of nicotine consumption that saw increased popularity, and controversy, this year.

With vaping on the rise, debate about the possible health risks to users and bystanders rose to a fevered pitch, and reports that defective or incorrectly charged e-cigarettes might explode only fanned the flames. Vaping, however, seems to be here to stay, despite the backlash.

Vape wasn’t the only substance-based word on the shortlist. Budtender, a word for a server in a “cannabis dispensary or shop,” was also under consideration. The Oxford Dictionaries also shortlisted terms such as bae, normcore, and indyref, which refers to the Scottish independence referendum, before settling on vape.

Vapers, unite!

[antiquie]

1. I know many vapers,

not one uses it as "a form of nicotine consumption."

[NightWatcher]

2. any reviews of the Pax Ploom?

I want one but the $250 price tag is steep

[antiquie]

10. Looks really nice.

At home I mostly use the cheapo-works-fine 1.0 version of this

[JaneyVee]

3. And now you know another one who doesn't use it for nicotine consumption.

Love my vaporizer.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. And that's of interest because 'vape' and 'budtender' are related terms 'round these parts...

nt

[tridim]

5. I'll vape to that!

F@ck cigarettes.

[superpatriotman]

6. +1

Fuck analogs, and the horse their mascot rode in on!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. Since I don't keep up with new trends or sayings

I think that if I have the good fortune to live another 20 years, I just might not understand the English language anymore. Everyone might sound to me like that Soldier Of The Future in the old Outer Limits episode written by Harlan Ellison where the soldier was speaking English but no one could understand it.

[antiquie]

11. Vaporizing by heating without combustion

is healthier, no matter what the substance.
You eliminate a number of bad byproducts of burning.

ETA and eliminate second-hand smoke.

[a kennedy]

8. Oh my, I must be way out of the loop.....had no idea what the h*ll it even was.....never heard of it

[meow2u3]

9. Screw the nicotine prohibitionists! Vaping is here to stay!

Despite the hysteria of anti-vaping/tobacco control organizations, who seem to think vaping is tantamount to smoking, vaping is here to stay. E-cigs and mods have helped me remain tobacco-free for one whole year (and counting).

meow2u3 to nicotine prohibitionists: get a clue! If you ban vaping (or regulate it to the point that it amounts to a ban), you might as well tell us to die.

[CrispyQ]

12. I love my Open Vape pen.

http://www.openvape.com/

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. A syringe requires no electricity. Just sayin'. n/t

[LanternWaste]

16. You should notify Oxford Press with that bit of relevance.

You should notify Oxford Press with that bit of relevance. Just sayin'.

[lonestarnot]

14. I remember when that used to mean hot flashes during menopause.

[hobbit709]

15. Love my Vapir NO2