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12-13-2007, 08:45 AM
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Gamer jargon becomes word of the year (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7142257.stm&cid=1124815937&ei=oEVhR-jID6iGqwPIz-ixCg)
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This word derives from Everquest because a "ding" sound effect played when a character went up a level. Outside the gaming community, the word "poke" must ...


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