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Dictionary has revealed its word of the
Dictionary
has
revealed
its
word
of
the
year and it's one you may not know. It's
year
and
it's
one
you
may
not
know
It's
parasocial which refers to a one-sided
parasocial
which
refers
to
a
one-sided
connection that people feel towards
connection
that
people
feel
towards
someone they don't know like often a
someone
they
don't
know
like
often
a
famous person or even a fictional
famous
person
or
even
a
fictional
character. For example, when Travis
character
For
example
when
Travis
Kelcey popped the question to Taylor
Kelcey
popped
the
question
to
Taylor
Swift this year, how did you feel? Like
Swift
this
year
how
did
you
feel
Like
warm and fuzzy, overjoyed for them.
warm
and
fuzzy
overjoyed
for
them
Well, that's parasocial. Um fans
Well
that's
parasocial
Um
fans
celebrated as if they were a close
celebrated
as
if
they
were
a
close
friend when really they've never met
friend
when
really
they've
never
met
them. To give a morning show example,
them
To
give
a
morning
show
example
it's like when something happens to Kim
it's
like
when
something
happens
to
Kim
Kardashian and you have a great
Kardashian
and
you
have
a
great
reaction, Larry, because it means a deep
reaction
Larry
because
it
means
a
deep
reaction to you. Or Robert Irwin
reaction
to
you
Or
Robert
Irwin
dancing. Of course, again, just feel it
dancing
Of
course
again
just
feel
it
right here.
right
here
>> What if I don't want to sit at a large
>>
What
if
I
don't
want
to
sit
at
a
large
shared table in a restaurant? Am I
shared
table
in
a
restaurant
Am
I
antiparasocial?
antiparasocial
>> Parasocial
>>
Parasocial
is on the table.
is
on
the
table
>> What about if I'm taking Kim Kardashian
>>
What
about
if
I'm
taking
Kim
Kardashian
to Wicked?
to
Wicked
>> Yes. Via the Dancing with the Stars set.
>>
Yes
Via
the
Dancing
with
the
Stars
set
Yes, that's exactly how. Can I ask a
Yes
that's
exactly
how
Can
I
ask
a
This is a serious question. How would
This
is
a
serious
question
How
would
you use parasocial in a sentence? Like I
you
use
parasocial
in
a
sentence
Like
I
feel parasocial about them or
feel
parasocial
about
them
or
>> I have a parasocial relationship with
>>
I
have
a
parasocial
relationship
with
Taylor Swift. I don't know her but I'm
Taylor
Swift
I
don't
know
her
but
I'm
really happy for her.
really
happy
for
her
>> Right. A parasocial. Okay.
>>
Right
A
parasocial
Okay
>> Also, if you're tandem parachuting and
>>
Also
if
you're
tandem
parachuting
and
you're strapping someone to your back,
you're
strapping
someone
to
your
back
that's quite parasocial.
that's
quite
parasocial
>> Very parasocial.
>>
Very
parasocial
>> I feel that way about Jennifer Aniston.
>>
I
feel
that
way
about
Jennifer
Aniston
>> Strapping her to your back.
>>
Strapping
her
to
your
back
>> No, no, no. Like I think I would be
>>
No
no
no
Like
I
think
I
would
be
really if she ever met me, I think we
really
if
she
ever
met
me
I
think
we
would be really good friends.
would
be
really
good
friends
>> You'd be great friends. I'm sure she
>>
You'd
be
great
friends
I'm
sure
she
thinks the same.
thinks
the
same
>> Thank God for her in a security detail.
>>
Thank
God
for
her
in
a
security
detail
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