slang word

As the Zune, Microsofts ham-handed entry into the handheld media arena, nears the lowly peak of its popularity, weve been wondering: Why is it that the thing fails to please? Is it the incompatibility of our iTunes-purchased music? The fact that the wireless peer-to-peer feature erases shared media after three short days? Perhaps its the unattractive shade of brown that some self-important design studio convinced Microsoft would outshine the iPod?

Or is it the name? Neither masculine nor feminine, active nor passive, verb nor noun, the coinage Zune achieves a mystical feat. It sounds historical, its easily memorized, and its utterly undignified. Hebrew-speakers may even recognize its aural similarity to a certain unholy curse word.

So perhaps it's appropriate that it be the moniker slapped on the years most disappointing product. Were thinking zune could become the years next nonsensical Gen-Y slang word [think huck (verb) or bunk (adjective)]. Without further ado, then, our Letterman-style Top 10 list of ways to make better use of the word zune. —Jake Ward

10. Yo, don't zune that spliff, man. Pass it arrrround.
  9. Thats when I told my boss to go zune himself.
  8. No matter how much cream I apply, my zunes just wont go away.
  7. Its not the way the suit is cut—its the way the fabric zunes against my skin.
  6. Listen, pal, in a few keystrokes I could zune your credit history to the point where you couldnt  buy a sandwich.
  5. I tried to hit that 780-twist off the halfpipe, but I, like, totally zuned the landing.
  4. Uh-huh—that hot girl in the red dress over there? I zuned her.
  3. I said what? Well, you know, I was pretty zuned at the holiday office party.
  2. I think I just zuned in my mouth a little bit.
  1. I was trying to jump over that parking meter, but I zuned myself in the Wii.