'You're Fired!' tops TV buzzwords

DANVILLE, Calif., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- "You're Fired!" -- Donald Trump's trademark phrase from NBC's "The Apprentice" -- tops the Television Buzzword List for the 2003-2004 season.

Global Language Monitor reported Tuesday that close behind were the buzzwords: "Mess O Potamia" from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, "Girlie Men" from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, "God" from "Joan of Arcadia" on CBS and "Wardrobe Malfunction" from the Super Bowl XXXVIII.

Also on the list were: "Infectious disease," from CBS's "CSI" franchise, "OCD" from "Monks" Tony Shaloub's trademark obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Buzzwords no longer hot included: "fahgeddaboutit" from HBO's "The Sopranos," and "Voted off the island" from the "Survivor" series on CBS.

"Television has always had a disproportionate impact on culture, reverberating far beyond the confines of the studio world," said Paul JJ Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor.