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★【'Wild, daro?' tops buzzword list for 2012】
"Wild, daro?" the signature phrase of comedian Sugichan, has been named Japan's top buzzword of the year, the organizer of the award said Dec. 3.

　【「ワイルドだろぉ」が2012年の流行語大賞に】
3日、賞の主催者により、お笑い芸人スギちゃんの決め台詞「ワイルドだろぉ」が日本の年間流行語大賞に選ばれたことがわかった。


★Summary
The top 10 Japanese words and phrases that people often use in 2012 also included "Tokyo Solamachi," referring to shopping mall at the bottom of Tokyo Skytree, and "chikai uchi ni (sometime soon)," referring to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's description of the timing of the Lower House election.


★Reflection
Buzzword award is tha annal event in Japan. We can understand what problem coused and who were very popular in this year at first sight. I am interested in buzzword of other countries.


★Vocabulary
buzzword 専門用語、宣伝文句（マスコミで多用されて流行語になったもの）；lower house 衆議院


★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, December 8, 2012