Funemployment: The Latest Recession Dictionary Entry

Questions persist about whether the recession is nearing an end, but there's at least one aspect of the economic slump that's charging full-steam ahead: recession-related slang. New words and phrases, like "green shoots" and "deTARP" are entering the American vernacular while older ones, like "bailout," have re-asserted themselves in the public consciousness. The latest phrase to hit our recession lexicon: "Funemployment." That's right. Forget unemployment, the young and jobless are actually...Full Story